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...cause them hurt. A religion is understood by others as its followers in real life practice it. Amrik S. Gill Mohali, India Terms of War "The face of Haditha" [sept. 25] inappropriately asserted that what happened in Haditha, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2005, was a "notorious massacre." Although two dozen civilians may have been killed in a wartime firefight, the term massacre concludes that the acts of that day occurred under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty or constituted wanton murder. As no charges have been filed in this case, no one yet knows that to be true. While this incident...
...Still, UC leaders cheered the competitiveness of this year’s races. Each house election—with the exception of the Dudley campaign—was contested, with three or more candidates on the ballot. Last year’s race saw 86 students running for four dozen spots and featured many non-competitive elections. The cause of the spike in the competition was twofold. First, the trimmed-down UC—now comprising two committees, not three—cut seats on the council by one third. Second, more incumbents decided to run for UC?...
...buildings and killed more than 220 people, most of them suspected militants--the two rival Palestinian political factions, the Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamic militants of Hamas who back Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, have engaged in daily gun battles that left more than a dozen dead in three days of fighting last week. At this point, Palestinians seem to think they are closer to seeing civil war than to realizing their dream of a viable, independent state. "We are used to blaming our mistakes on others," says Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad in a moment of candor...
...standing in a Napa Valley, Calif. field early on a Friday morning with 24 yuppies who paid $875 to pick grapes. A dozen Mexican day laborers, who have been working since 4 a.m. filling buckets for $2 each, pause to let us take over their jobs. "They think, Gringos loco," explains our camp counselor, Wayne Ryan...
...Face of Haditha" [Sept. 25] inappropriately asserted that what happened in Haditha, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2005, was a "notorious massacre." Although two dozen civilians may have been killed in a wartime firefight, the term massacre concludes that the acts of that day occurred under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty or constituted wanton murder. As no charges have been filed in this case, no one yet knows that to be true. While this incident was certainly a tragedy, the Marines are innocent until proved guilty, and your magazine, as well as the rest of the media, should cease...