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...Unless bin Laden turns up in the next couple of days in the Tora Bora area, the likelihood is that the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan will begin winding down without having delivered a number of the most prized leaders in the enemy camp. Pursuit of the world's most-wanted terrorists will become, once more, an intelligence-and-police operation. President Bush insists they'll be brought to justice, but many Americans had expected to see the moment come before Christmas. Despite America's dramatic successes - destroying the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda's infrastructure, killing hundreds...
...fight against terrorism, caution is a virtue. Still, a month ago, bin Laden could spend a happy hour chatting with friends in the comfort of a well-appointed house. By the time the tape of that event was shown to the world, he was- in all likelihood- hidden in a cave, being bombed by American planes. On the tape, bin Laden said, "Over weeping sounds, now/We hear the beats of drums." They beat...
...twin size bed. I could do without writing papers, too, especially the English ones. But it’s harder to let go of those two hour long dining hall conversations—always about the same topics—and the sense of community and the likelihood that every one of my peers will inspire me to reevaluate the way I view the world. It was harder than I thought to let go of FM, which has been the sounding board for my ever-changing creative voice here at Harvard. When I stepped down from my executive position earlier...
...tenure incentive structure, which means that often popular teachers don’t stick around that long. This is not just because tenure is impossible to get, but also because Harvard’s hiring structure includes many non-tenure-track positions for those who have the greatest likelihood of working with undergraduates...
...head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is involved in issues ranging from antitrust action to antiterror legislation. Targeting Leahy seems to give more credence to the theory that the anthrax culprit is a domestic terrorist with personal grudges. And given that the FBI believes the killer in all likelihood spoke about his grudges to others, the hope is that someone who recognizes the culprit may soon come forward and crack the case...