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...Geneva Conventions at Abu Ghraib. In an instant, a handful of Army troopers and their military-intelligence minders had put at risk one of the last remaining justifications for invasion in the first place: to help the Iraqi people. Watching it all unfold, it has been hard to dismiss the fear that the U.S. not only might be failing to make America safer but might be doing the opposite. Republicans following Bush's shrinking numbers this month say it's not any one thing that has landed the President in trouble; it's a little bit of everything. "Drip, drip...
It’s clear that “Bush’s Vietnam” has been no exception to the trend of engaging in dehumanizing behavior in wartime. However, to dismiss the inhumanities as an inevitable reality of warfare, or to distract attention away from them by enforcing positive aspects of the military, is to ignore the gravity of the issue. Only recently, under the pressure of heightened public scrutiny, did President Bush exchange his previously lukewarm expressions of regret for a more sincere apology. Yet the damage has been done; no words can redeem the atrocity...
...recent pieces; his United States of Leland review is a good start). And yes, film criticism of the Cahiers du Cinema variety can be as much an art form as filmmaking itself, and to rise to such prominence by diminishing it seems terribly unjust. But to dismiss the significance of Ebert with a derisive snort is to lose sight of the real battle. Film should essentially be created for the mutual appreciation of artist and audience alike, not solely for the benefit of its creator. When the dialogue on film is held behind closed doors in a college classroom...
...campus as arguably liberal as Harvard’s, it’s easy to dismiss claims of homophobia or heterosexism as outmoded or inane. After all, a quick glance at the Gaypril calendar shows bisexual/gay/lesbian/transgender (BGLT) lawyers lecturing on marriage rights, training by AIDS activists, a massive dance, the Day of Silence, a sex toy party and a film screening on transgender bathroom access—hardly the furtive plottings of an oppressed minority. But homophobia is still a massive problem on both sides of Johnston Gate, and this is precisely why yesterday’s anti-homophobia speak...
Admittedly, the Women’s Wear Daily ranking seems a little absurd. But to dismiss the article as petty journalism is to miss the point: There exists some correlation between attitude and fashion, however vague and unimportant, and these attitudes are just as outdated as the fashions...