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...flip-side of the comparison may be even more keenly felt on the U.S. side right now, as the military contemplates a response to the Fallujah killings. Plainly, the guerrillas who regularly attack U.S. forces there enjoy considerable popular support in the local population. The U.S. had hoped to dampen local hostility by withdrawing from the city itself and handing security control to Iraqi forces, but February's daylight raid on the police station highlighted just how permissive an environment Fallujah is for the insurgents - in the same way that Gaza is for Palestinian gunmen. The logic of occupation...
Much like the Crimson and Minnesota, the Saints have really begun to gel as a team in the final stretch of this past season, with long winning streaks and impressive victories over Dartmouth, Brown and Princeton. But on the flip side, its first round opponent, Harvard, has had its way with St. Lawrence, winning all three contests this season...
Perhaps a handful of kids at Harvard have juggled before an audience. Fewer have broken their noses doing a back flip into a metal equipment box. And it’s safe to assume that there’s only one whose mom has beef with the Ringling Brothers...
...have the resources to flip the switch if we get in a tight game situation,” Belitsos said, “but I think we’re going to work on making sure that we can maintain a consistent lead, make sure we’re using all our [attackers]. It’s nice to have a week now to reformulate some things. I think we have a lot of momentum right...
...flip side of the newfound enthusiasm for Shiism among some in Washington is the assumption that killing Shiites has now become a priority for al-Qaeda. Princeton scholar Michael Doran, writing in the Washington Post, argues that the recent "Zarqawi letter" proposing a campaign of terror against Iraqi Shiites, "even if it is a forgery, faithfully expresses al-Qaeda's attitude toward sectarianism." This, he deduces from the implacable hatred of Shiism at the heart of the Wahabi religious tradition in Saudi Arabia and its acolytes elsewhere, and in this article - and in a lengthier exposition in Foreign Affairs...