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...question is, How did such a seemingly sure thing go astray? Was it ill conceived from the start or a matter of everything going wrong that could? Was it a mistake not to go to a military court in the first place, or is the case going exactly the way it should for a government that may have overplayed its hand in the zeal to show it was combatting terrorism? It's unclear whether anyone could have foreseen the twists and turns, such as Moussaoui becoming his own counsel, that began to unravel the government's case. But the case...
Your father was a drunk, an abusive tyrant who skipped town while you were still a kid. Now you’re grown, with children of your own, and times are tough. Your little girl is chronically ill and the drugs she needs don’t come cheap. Your son made it to college, but his financial aid only goes so far. To top it off, it turns out dad was also a compulsive gambler, and he managed to rack up a sizeable debt with the wrong bunch of guys. Now they expect you to pay up, or else...
Clark’s behavior at Banja Luka is thus difficult to countenance. British Gen. Sir Michael Rose, who attended the infamous meeting, writes in his memoir Fighting for Peace that Clark was “ill-equipped to deal with the brutal cunning of a man like Mladic.” At one point, Rose describes, “[Mladic] took his pistol from its holster and presented it to Wes. On it were engraved the words, From General Mladic. We were appalled. As we left Banja Luka, one of Wes Clark’s aides asked Col. Gordon...
There are three primarily concerns that arise from episodes of undergraduate binge drinking. The first and most apparent is that students drink more than their bodies can withstand, and they get violently ill, resulting in trips to UHS or area hospitals. Out of 24 admits to UHS this September, two students actually entered comas as a result of drinking. The potential for alcohol poisoning and death is very real, and Gross has cited the health crisis as his primary concerns in creating the committee...
...undergraduates sign up for the few hours they can catch in their House Junior Common Rooms and struggle to accommodate their organizations in ill-fitting spaces, Harvard must take the initiative. When buildings in the Square become available, the College should strongly consider acquiring them through purchase or lease; the space crunch will only be alleviated if the College is aggressive in finding homes for its student groups...