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Among its many virtues, From Beirut to Jerusalem shows why messengers from the Middle East who try to remain impartial will find many factions eager to throttle them. The place lives and dies on faith and mythology; a mere fact is useless, possibly dangerous, until it has been modified to fit within a dogma. Most of the region's bloodiest episodes during the '80s, the author argues, arose from failures to recognize complex realities...
Those who believe in the power of reason to solve disputes will find From Beirut to Jerusalem glum reading. Oddly enough, Friedman remains optimistic. Amid all the shambles and contradictions of the Middle East, he met and worked beside Jews and Arabs who passionately want to live together in peace. Their will may be thwarted, by habit or history, but no one who reads this book can resist rooting for their success...
...most Harvard hockey fans find the hometown Crimson more entertaining than the Bruins. And the games are certainly much more fun to go to with friends...
...Funnel did not do nearly as much damage tomy body as did my dear friends at UHS--UniversityHell Services. I entered Stillman Infirmary onesunny April day an innocent 18-year-old withstomach pains. I left 10 pounds lighter with moretrack marks in my arm than you'd find on anyjunkie...
When I arrived for Orientation Week, I was surprised to find Duke asleep in the room. He was about as big as I thought he'd be, which is pretty impressive since I was conjuring up the image of Mighty Joe Young all summer...