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...Iraq last year, some officers wanted him to boost the U.S. troop presence there to get a firmer grip on the violence racking the country. "More U.S. troops will lead to less consent for our presence among the Iraqis," Abizaid told them. Only partly in jest, he berated as "colonialists" those who wanted more U.S. troops in Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Abizaid: Soft-Spoken Soldier | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

...might blush when you bring up his half-in-jest internet posting, but the sophomore infielder has a ready answer for each and every...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL 2004: American Idol | 3/25/2004 | See Source »

Both Phyllis Yale and Elizabeth E. Yale, who are not related, say they have not suffered any hostility, even in jest, because of their name...

Author: By Alex Fortes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Yale Running Harvard? | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

Before I came to Harvard, many of my English friends—somewhat in jest, but somewhat seriously—liked to stereotype Americans as ignorant bozos, guzzling giant Diet Cokes while cruising to malls in their Hummers. Now there’s a new image of Americans—and it’s far less light-hearted than before—as arrogant boors, fondling huge automatic weapons while racing to Baghdad in their Humvees. And, however unfair that portrayal, the fact that it is widely believed—and in the country which is, after all, America?...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Disillusionment Actually | 12/4/2003 | See Source »

William Granara, Gray professor of the practice of Arabic, who was one of four panelists that took part in the roundtable discussion sponsored by the Humanities Center, began his portion of the program with a confession—in jest...

Author: By Saritha Komatireddy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Reflects on Said’s Legacy, Orientalism | 11/18/2003 | See Source »

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