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...peaceful pieties of the post-war generation to a recognition that the world really can be a dangerous place, and that sometimes the only way to combat that danger is by force. "Domestic politics has enslaved foreign policy to the point where it is endangering Germany's alliances," says Jan Techau, of the German Council on Foreign Relations. "German political élites need to speak about repositioning foreign policy. Germans will understand. They are not stupid." In such getting of wisdom lies the reinvigoration of the Atlantic alliance...
...Educating Afghan Girls As a teenager, I was deeply moved by 12-year-old Lida Ahmadyar's resolve to be a doctor [Jan. 28]. I am distressed that children in the developed world seem to take school for granted and those being led astray show little interest in studying. While we spend our time sporting our latest gadgets, perhaps we should think about children like Lida in other regions of the world. Jackie Lai Yan-ki, Hong Kong
...month after Cassidy's death, the Army removed from command the three soldiers most responsible for his well-being. The Army suspended Kearney on Jan. 11 after an aide to Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, who has been probing the circumstances surrounding Cassidy's death, complained that he was still seeing patients. (Kearney says he did nothing wrong and is a victim of political pressure.) "The enemy could not kill him, but our own government did," Bayh said of Cassidy. The Senator has succeeded in requiring the Army to make sure wounded soldiers are sent to the "most appropriate" facility...
Harvard’s Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC) and elementary school slumber parties now share something in common—no boys allowed. As of Jan. 28, only women can enter the Quad’s primary athletic facility on Mondays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. “It’s an experimental situation we’re trying out,” says Jeremy L. Gibson, associate director of athletics. “We tried to target times that were less utilized by others...
...Even police groups have raised concerns about the proposal, saying it could grate against concerns over privacy. "Fingerprints are a very good means to identify people, but the question is who will have access and for what purpose," says Jan Velleman, a spokesman for the European Confederation of Police. "Where there is data, there is a risk that it will be abused. We must not create impression that there is not an unchecked proliferation of databases...