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Sending Colin Powell in to replace Anthony Zinni as the Bush administration's Mideast envoy isn't enough. The secretary of state has to come armed with a new approach. The reason General Zinni's mission failed wasn't the fact that he's not a high-level cabinet officer; it was that he wasn't given the tools with which to do the job. Washington reportedly had insisted that Zinni push for a cease-fire without any link to negotiations over the political future of the West Bank and Gaza. That was never going to work - even Israel...
...just the Likud faithful who like Netanyahu's message. Israelis generally blame Palestinian leader Arafat for nearly 18 months of violence that has left 351 Israelis dead--as well as 1,195 Palestinians. At week's end, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under U.S. pressure, seemed prepared to meet with high-level Palestinian representatives to discuss a possible cease-fire. Nonetheless, many Israelis still feel that Sharon has not delivered on his promise that he--and only he--could "bring security." One poll shows 73% are dissatisfied with Sharon's government; two right-wing ministers quit last week amid predictions...
Another student presentation involved creating a “science hub” in Allston, which is one of the scenarios for development across the river that high-level University planners say they are considering...
According to Cabot Professor of Chemistry Roy G. Gordon ’61, the new course will be less mathematical in focus than Chem. 10, which included a section on quantum mechanics requiring high-level math...
Kenya ranks near the bottom of Berlin-based Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, beaten only by such "show-me-the-money" countries as Nigeria and Indonesia. High-level corruption continues unabated, as evidenced by the 1990s Goldenberg scandal - named for a company that allegedly exported nonexistent gold and then claimed export credits from the Central Bank. The financial scam cost Kenya at least $400 million and allegedly involved top officials and senior politicians close to President Daniel arap Moi. International donors have frozen funds earmarked for Kenya in large part because of the country's failure...