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...several weeks of extraordinary activity culminated in Monday’s announcement that Syria would withdraw its troops in a two-stage process starting immediately. Syrian troops appear so far to be honoring the agreement and are now in the process of pulling back to the Bekaa valley in Eastern Lebanon where they will await another accord that will delineate their final withdrawal. Hopefully negotiations will begin soon after the March 31 deadline that Syria has laid out for relocation of its troops to the valley, and will be successful in ridding Lebanon of its occupiers...
...long has smothered the Arab world and the aspirations of its people is now being challenged in a way few imagined possible. It is premature to declare any sort of “victory,” and the Bush administration has rightfully been wary of premature optimism. Middle Eastern regimes have a unique and regrettable talent for surviving in power, and it is not impossible that they will ride out this wave of popular discontent and mobilization. We do, however, think that those brave souls in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square are right when they chant...
...Beirut," in Middle East conversation, has long served as a synonym for civil chaos. But in recent weeks the mushrooming protest movement to eject Syrian troops from the country had begun to paint the Lebanese capital in a new light. Pundits wondered whether the protests presaged a wave of Eastern Europe-style pastel-shaded revolutions that would sweep aside Arab autocracy, and President Bush had warned the Syrians to leave in order that the "good democracy" of Lebanon could flourish unmolested. But a reality check came Tuesday in the form of a gigantic pro-Syria demonstration, which drew...
Cole will take his Eastern-best times to the NCAA championships, held at the University of Minnesota this year. In 2003, Cole earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle at NCAAs...
Preston (125 lbs.) won the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships this Saturday, the 16th EIWA Individual Title in Harvard’s history...