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...better for it. Sanjeev Sharma Formby, England Hope for Kashmir Your report on attempts on the life of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf [Jan. 12] noted that he had declared a unilateral cease-fire along the line dividing Pakistani and Indian forces in Kashmir. That Pakistan "might not insist on a plebiscite in Kashmir to resolve the dispute" bodes well for bringing peace between India and Pakistan. The time might be ripe to explore the idea of making the Line of Control (LOC) dividing Indian-held Kashmir from Pakistani-held Kashmir the permanent border, to be patrolled by the U.N. Both...
Jason L. Lurie ’05 will insist that “Cabot House is the new Iowa” before being informed that a) Undergraduate Council elections have no primaries and b) Undergraduate Council elections ended almost two months...
...arguments for and against gay marriage are surely familiar to nearly all by now. Those who oppose it insist that gay marriage is corrosive of family values and that homosexuals are deviants unsuited to raise children. Those of us who favor gay marriage are constantly repeating the obvious to counter such backward claims—that homosexuality is not intrinsically wrong and that if we want to strengthen families, the last thing we should do is deprive citizens of an institution that can facilitate strong family bonds. Indeed, it is sad that we have to continue fighting the same kind...
...hardly surprising that Colin Powell's breaking ranks on Iraq has sent the White House into a panic. While the Bush administration continues to insist that the invasion was justified and necessary despite the news that weapons of mass destruction on which the case for war was built didn't exist, Powell admitted to the Washington Post that if he'd known the truth about Iraq's WMD capability he might not have advocated an invasion. Asked if he would have advocated invading in the absence of WMD, the Secretary of State answered: "It was the stockpile that presented...
...says elections can't be held by summer, the Shiites will insist on something substantially more democratic than Bremer's caucus plan. Sistani wants elections to ensure that the Shiites finally achieve political influence commensurate with their majority status. Ever since Iraq was first created in the mapping rooms of the British Foreign Office, its Shiites - and Kurds - have been ruled by the Sunni Arab minority. Coalition officials believe one of the factors fueling indigenous support for the insurgency is the Sunni minority's fear of losing its traditional privileges. Accommodating Sunni concerns, as well as the crypto-secessionist demands...