Word: inferiors
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...scheme in his head: to use special forces to grab and hold a small piece of the Golan Heights, creating a crisis that would compel the U.S. to intervene and restart negotiations, presumably resulting in Syria's recovery of the Golan. Because Assad understands well that his forces are inferior to Israel's, no one thinks he would provoke a full-scale war. But that might still be the result, were Israel to respond to a limited land grab, as it has threatened, with a disproportionately severe counterattack. Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai has talked of retaliation that could topple...
Jennifer T. Tattenbaum '98 hit on one cause of our Harv-apathy. Sardonically, Tattenbaum explained: "I think Yale people have a lot more spirit...because they feel inferior and therefore need to cheer more. We know we are better and don't have the inferiority complex which results in intense school spirit." Underlying Tattenbaum's justification is an incredibly discerning observation about the Harvard psyche. Most of us are acutely aware of the stereotypes about Harvard haughtiness and, as a result, learned early on to tone down our Harvard enthusiasm. (Sound familiar? "Where do you go to school...
With China foreign policy, it is as with the magician: always keep your eye on the other hand. An ASEAN meeting in Paris of Asia-Pacific powers concluded pleasantly last week with quick resolution of the membership status of China and Taiwan. The document accords Taiwan inferior membership in the group, upon which China had insisted, but analysts were nevertheless encouraged. "We thought we would fight like cats and dogs on the statement," said Carolina Hernandez, President of the Institute of Strategic and Development Studies at the University of the Philippines, "but there was agreement on the first draft...
From New Mexico, with Taos Pueblo and Navajo roots, Linson matter-of-factly describes the poverty of his youth and the inferior health care Native Americans often receive. Both influenced his decision to attend medical school. Now that he's almost through, he says he is trying to decide how best to use his training here to serve his community...
Extending sexual harassment laws to all conflicts that make reference to sexuality promotes the conception that women are inherently inferior within the realm of sex. Giving women incentives to appeal directly to the law whenever sex is even marginally involved institutionalizes a view of women as inherent victims...