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...realpolitik as with justice. For years, although under indictment by the war-crimes tribunal and confined to a tin-roofed villa in Calabar, in Nigeria's steamy southeast, Taylor retained the support in Liberia of thousands of his ex-soldiers. In an effort to placate Taylor's loyalists, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's new President, said on taking office in January that prosecuting Taylor was less a concern than reconstruction. But international donors, including the U.S. and the European Union, demanded as a condition of aid that Johnson-Sirleaf ask Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to turn over Taylor. "The pressure...
WANGARI MAATHAI The Kenyan M.P., an environmentalist, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. I propose Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state. The choice is an inspiration, especially for girls, who can believe that one day they can make it. Her election lifts a cloud. I'd also select Costa Rica's President, Oscar Arias Sánchez, who has pursued peace in his region, and Burmese opposition leader and jailed dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, who is not breaking under pressure the rest of us will never have to face...
...last game for Hafner and classmates Tom Walsh, Charlie Johnson, Dan Murphy, and John Daigneau. Unlike the ECAC title weekend, during which Harvard dominated Dartmouth and Cornell with tranquil efficiency, coach Ted Donato ’91 said his team was “outplayed pretty much for the entire game, from top to bottom” by Maine...
...races we did lose were all learning experiences,” junior skipper Clay Johnson said. He was joined by crew Emily Simon, as well as co-captain Vincent Porter and crew Ruth Schlitz. Also sailing were sophomores Kyle Kovacs and Elyse Dolbec, who served as skipper and crew, respectively...
...teams in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) were there, and it was good to make a statement as a top team in NEISA,” Johnson added...