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Iraq's new constitution, approved by 80% of Iraq's voters, is a road map to partition. The constitution allows Iraq's three main groups to establish powerful regions, each with its own government, substantial control over the oil resources in its territory and even its own regional army. Regional law supersedes federal law on almost all matters. The central government is so powerless that, under the constitution, it cannot even impose...
...back Clifton Dawson. “Coach Murphy has done a great job of keeping us focused on only Columbia. All week, we’ve looked at this weekend as a championship game.”And while Harvard will certainly look to its defense to once again establish a dominating tone for the game, the Crimson offense will be called upon to make plays of its own. After regaining the starting quarterback job against the Big Green, junior Liam O’Hagan shook off any remaining rust and had an efficient performance against Dartmouth. He went...
...plan, put forth by the House tutors, is part of an effort to bring together residents of the House and establish a closer sense of community...
...long way off." But the Thai coup, while not an event worth celebrating, should not have been a shock and is not a blow to democracy in the region. Rather, it simply shows how little progress democracy has made in putting down roots since the last coup. Efforts to establish democracy in Thailand have failed because they have been imposed from the top. Nothing has been done to educate the people at the grass roots, thus leaving a very shaky foundation. The development of democracy is a long and grueling process, and unless the public is educated, checks and balances...
...serious missteps, in the view of his critics, began when Abizaid took over from Franks in July 2003, two months after the infamous "end of major combat operations" speech by President George Bush. Among those mistakes: failing to keep enough troops in Iraq in the fall of 2003 to establish basic security; allowing the disbanding of the Iraq Army and de-Baathification; missing the first signs of a growing insurgency; and failing to replace commanders who couldn't adapt to fight the insurgency, including Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former top ground commander in Iraq who was allowed to quietly...