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...Tigers—could be forgiven for not noting the novelty of the occasion.Friday night’s color guard, however, was the first at a Harvard athletic venue in many years. Four students in uniform marched in step to center court, two standard bearers, one holding the American flag, another the flag of the state of Massachusetts, with an individual with a rifle on either side. The cadets presented arms, and the anthem played. Instead of turning to face the American flag on the back wall of Lavietes for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner, as per usual...
...protests, is backed by hard-line veterans of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army, a guerrilla force that waged a ruthless war against Serbs. In the short run, Kurti's extreme views are unlikely to attract many followers, but that could change once the Kosovars discover that having a national flag and anthem will not automatically bring jobs and put food on the table. One thing diplomats rarely discuss is the sustainability of Kosovo's economy: an unemployment rate estimated at 50% coupled with rampant corruption and an absence of the rule of law presents a tough challenge for any elected...
...Prime Minister has already given a general answer: soon. Back in September he promised to relinquish the keys to 10 Downing Street before this fall. He declared an intention more recently to carry the flag for Britain at the G-8 and European Union summits in June. That indicates a narrow summer timetable for the anticipated swift transition of power to his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. But as Blair looks forward to the 10th anniversary of his first election victory, on May 1, London's famous chattering classes are wondering if he'll make it that...
...invite the mute to sing. In Kafr Qaddum, an Arab village in the hills of the West Bank not far from Nablus, the people have strewn boulders across the road to stop intrusions. They are frightened. The sun is bright, vivid. A red-green-white-and-black Palestinian flag on a makeshift pole flies from the mosque in the distance. Now one sees the young Palestinian, wrapped in a dense, irrational thunder, walking up the road. His legs move like scissors, stiffly; his body is jolted with anger. His eyes, looking inward and outward simultaneously, are sightless with rage. They...
...TIME: In Flags of Our Fathers, the young servicemen depicted in the famous flag-raising photograph are sent on a bond tour to drum up money and popularity for the war. It's a pretty unsavory look at how the war was sold to the American public. Do you see a parallel to any modern-day wars here...