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...moment Sittar will wax philosophical about the sociological complexities of Iraq. And in the next he'll politely explain how al-Qaeda in Iraq is really made up of tribal outcasts - criminals, countryside bumpkins and homosexuals. His people, on the other hand, says Sittar, are the elite of local society. "Tribes aren't what you're imagining," Sittar tells me as we sit talking one evening at his house. "These people who make up tribes are doctors, engineers, intellectuals, farmers and mechanics...
...interests of the U.S. military in Iraq, right now, demand not only that justice be done over the Haditha killings, but also that it be seen to be done - by Iraqis as well as by Americans. That may help explain the extensive indictment, announced Thursday at Camp Pendleton, California - four Marines charged with murder in the killing of 24 Iraqis, and another four officers charged with dereliction of duty for not relaying accurate information about the killings up the chain of command. The charges send a sharp message of zero tolerance for abuses of civilians to U.S. uniformed personnel...
...problem of religious literacy is so great that it is oftentimes not even recognized. Ask yourself: How many Harvard students can explain the difference between a Shiite and a Sunni? How many understand why most Americans reject Darwinian evolution? Probably—and sadly—not many. But this sort of knowledge is essential to understand today’s world. Religion is not, as Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker wrote, an “American anachronism.” If anything, it is Harvard that needs explaining in our persistently religious global society...
...This study does not suggest these medications should be avoided. It shows there needs to be increased awareness of the risk involved in taking any type of drug.” A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel Wednesday called for the use of warning labels that explain the increased suicide risk on medication intended for patients under the age of 24. Previously, the FDA had only warned about this risk for those under age 18. Richard D. Kadison, chief of mental health services at UHS, wrote in an e-mail that the FDA report should not scare people away...
Romney doesn't have to explain anything about his beliefs and testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What he does have to explain is his stance on Iraq, the plight of schools and the economy. These are the important issues to tackle. LES CRUE Germantown...