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...beyond the tactical why, there is also a lesson in looking at how the man known as the Lion of Panjshir was taken out. The suicide bomber had come to Massoud's mountain headquarters posing as a television reporter, and his video camera was wired with explosives. The plotters' awareness that Massoud could be tempted by a broadcast opportunity required only a basic knowledge of his strategy. Like any military man hoping to transform his battlefield exploits into popular leadership, Massoud had to make his case publicly. This is the time-honored creation of the cult of the noble warrior...
...Kapuscinski. "I felt more deeply about the destruction of Athens than about the latest military coup in the Sudan, and the sinking of the Persian fleet struck me as more tragic than yet another mutiny of troops in Congo." But Herodotus does more than report - he also imparts a lesson that modern-day rulers should heed. "Whoever first starts a war," warns Kapuscinski, "in Herodotus' opinion commits a crime [and] will be revenged upon and punished, be it immediately or after the passage of time...
...prevent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from boasting not long ago that U.S.-Russian relations were now the best in history. Surely it would be preferable to achieve a genuine, sustainable improvement before staging public theatrics designed to create the illusion that one has taken place. It's a lesson Bush should keep in mind in July, when Putin is scheduled to visit the President in Kennebunkport, Maine...
This experience was as much a lesson about how much I loved “home” as it was about how much I loved Harvard. As good as it feels to have the family around, I hardly want that other four-year chapter to come to a close. But if it’s not where you are, but who you’re with, then perhaps the best things about college will continue to crop...
...realized that the criteria I’d been using to judge my education at Harvard were all off the mark. Even if the lessons that will be most valuable in the next chapter of my life have been those I’ve learned outside the classroom, my time at Harvard has been well spent. My only regret is that I didn’t learn the importance of taking risks earlier. That’s probably the most important lesson...