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...went up by maybe three or four, and we were trying to play catch-up,” Garcia said. PRINCETON 9, HARVARD 8A last-second shot ended the Crimson’s hopes for claiming victory over Princeton. With the score tied at eight, the Tigers nailed a lob shot from the two-spot to slip ahead in the last nine seconds of the game.“They were actually seeded higher us, so they were favored to win,” Byrd said. “We knew we were the underdog, so we just came...
...Then the goal was just kind of a big blow to them, and they kind of went flat until the second half.” Hoff was able to break though a solid Princeton defense thanks to freshman defender Kwaku Nyamekye, who hit Hoff with a well-placed lob that eliminated the Princeton defense. Hoff chipped the ball into the goal, giving the Crimson a 1-0 lead at the half. “We definitely did our homework and used it to our advantage with their goalkeeper being unsure about catching the ball...
...Saturday’s rally, Nasrallah is claiming this summer’s war as a victory for Islamic extremism. If Hezbollah is permitted to emerge intact and reassert its influence, Israel’s deterrence power will be shattered and its security compromised as Hezbollah continues to lob missiles into the northern part of the country. Beyond Israel, the credibility of moderate Arab groups will be undermined, and the perception that terrorism works will embolden others to resort to terrorist measures well beyond Lebanon.The Israel-Lebanon war cannot be treated as a mere regional conflict; it is part...
Even as Israel extends its military's reach deeper into Lebanon, the war there may now increasingly be more about perception than position. After three weeks of fighting, the tenacity of Hizballah's fighters in the face of fierce Israeli air and ground assaults, and their continued ability to lob rockets into Israel, has created a problem of perception for both Israel's leaders and the Bush Administration. The Israeli public has been questioning whether the war is actually being won, while Hizballah's survival as a fighting force and its ability to exact a price from Israel has boosted...
...missile shield has turned out to far more daunting than originally thought. In a series of scripted $100 million tests, 155-pound interceptors have destroyed dummy warheads in just five out of 10 tries between 1999 and 2005. The two most recent tests failed when the boosters designed to lob the interceptors into space failed to launch. After spending a year beefing up quality control, two tests are planned for later this year. Despite the system's shakiness, the White House in 2002 ordered the Pentagon to build it, citing "the contemporary and emerging missile threat from hostile states." Because...