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...would be a win for the University, which could enjoy its reputation—unchallenged—as having come down on the right side of history regarding Darfur. It would be a win for students, who would not have to expend energy re-fighting the same fight each time inadvertent holdings are discovered. And most importantly, it would be a win for Sudanese civilians, who could be assured that an institution with the moral standing of Harvard would not, inadvertently or otherwise, support the companies most responsible for funding the genocidal campaign in Darfur...
...deal between Israel and the Palestinians, and to get Washington to twist arms and take names to make that happen. But Blair has advised, cajoled and beseeched George W. Bush to take such a role scores of times since 2001, without result. Bush once promised he was "willing to expend the same amount of energy in the Middle East" as Blair has in Northern Ireland, but that was bunkum. First because of Yasser Arafat, now because of Hamas' electoral strength, Bush has been deeply skeptical of dealing with Palestinians. He is less critical of Israel than his predecessors...
With the rise of these rivals came one benefit: as time passed, the once hated Great Satan was no longer everybody's favorite whipping boy. Since the U.S. presence in the Middle East had wound down after 2008, it was no longer obvious why Islamist terrorists would expend their energies attacking American cities. That was why, by the 30th anniversary of 9/11, many younger Americans looked back on that event as a strange aberration...
...more oft-cited goals of a reengineered UC website include a centralized and streamlined room reservation system and an all-College events calendar. These goals are either too daunting or too redundant to justify the effort and funding the UC would have to expend...
...inscrutability of truth is the film’s leitmotif. Bonilla’s newscast carries the ironic title “One Hour With the Truth,” but Bonilla and his team expend more effort seeking the sensational and the spectacular than fact checking, and by the time they develop a serious interest in the truth, events make its revelation impossible...