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...jailed Hamas chiefs have told Haniya they want revenge for the purges that senior Fatah officials carried out in 1996. Both Palestinian and Israeli sources say that Hamas leaders are trying to persuade Islamic Jihad to halt terrorist attacks against Israel, at least for the time being. To an extent, this seems to have worked; Islamic Jihad has limited its recent actions against Israel to a few rocket attacks. But Palestinian sources say that Islamic Jihad is wary of joining Hamas in government, uncertain how Hamas will handle Israel. "They are willing to support Hamas?but from the outside," says...
...expert and publisher of the monthly investment newsletter The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report Thaksin has the support of the rural population, but the urban population in Bangkok is strongly opposed to him, especially the intellectuals. They argue that he is buying votes in the countryside, which is to some extent true. Voters in the countryside are shipped to rallies in buses and given free food. But this isn't something unique to Thailand or Thaksin by any means. It is the dark side of democracy. Many other politicians all over the world do the same thing...
...legislation makes way for more laws that encroach on personal liberties, and it marks a dangerous precedent. The intention of the Patriot Act—to protect the citizens of the United States—is a sincere one. Of course, security is a continuum that comes, to some extent, as a tradeoff with privacy; a nation that has complete privacy is not a safe nation, but, likewise, a nation that has complete security is one with no privacy. It is in the best interest of the country to maintain some degree of privacy amongst its citizens. According...
...Perhaps as people become more informed, it will reduce the extent to which these people are blamed for their disorders...
...Both organizations speak of a desire to increase cooperation amongst Christian groups this year. And both are extremely optimistic about the state of Christianity at Harvard.“I was surprised by how vibrant the Christian community is,” Lee says, when she first realized the extent of participation in groups like HRCF. “Students from nearly every group,” Bryant says, “are meeting every night to pray together.” People in HRCF and the CSA alike express a desire to work more closely together. Still, it remains...