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...wicked thought occurred to me at the time, and recurred last week, as the Bush Administration continued its foolish refusal to meet with the North Koreans: Why not do the one thing that would most discomfort, and perhaps even destabilize, the precarious regimes of the Ayatollah Khamenei, Kim Jong Il and - for that matter - Fidel Castro and Muammar Gaddafi? Why not just say, "We hereby grant you diplomatic recognition, whether you like it or not. We're naming an ambassador. We're lifting the embargo. We're going to let our companies sell you all sorts of cool American things...
...arguments against Fatal Huggery are obvious. Why encourage and legitimize evildoers? Why allow Kim Jong Il - the Michael Jackson of world leaders - to succeed with nuclear blackmail? Why reward the Iranians for their support of Hizballah? Fair points, all. But there is a problem: the current American policy of nonrecognition isn't working, and it may well be counterproductive. "What's the hardest job for a tin-pot dictator in the information age?" asks Joseph Nye, dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. "Keeping his people isolated from the world. Why should we be making life easier for Fidel...
...LATEST COVER STORY South Korea's New President Profile: Man of the Moment Interview: Roh talks to TIME Viewpoint: Squeezing Kim Jong Il March 3, 2003 Issue Past Issues North Korea's Nukes Feb. 24, 2003 ----------------- Child Prodigies Feb. 17, 2003 ----------------- Farewell, Columbia Feb. 10, 2003 ----------------- CIA's Secret Army Feb. 03, 2003 ----------------- Bali Confessions Jan. 27, 2003 ----------------- Mind & Body Jan. 20, 2003 ----------------- North Korea Jan. 13, 2003 ----------------- People of the Year...
...Prime Minister's growing crowd of critics, Blob and a few other shows amount to just token opposition in a media landscape increasingly controlled by Berlusconi. Five of the seven major networks are either owned by him or controlled by his allies. His other assets include Mondadori publishing and Il Giornale, his Milan-based newspaper. Nearly two years since sweeping into office with a pledge to resolve his numerous media-related conflicts, Berlusconi now appears dead-set against ceding control for the duration of his five-year term. Free speech - both in practice and as a democratic value - seems...
Stephanie E. Butler ’04 is an English concentrator living in Quincy House. She gives a big thumbs up to the Red Radio Flyer in Chicago, IL, and tries to avoid melk with...