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...There?s nothing special about Tikrit, it?s like any Iraqi town," says Fadil Abbas Hamid, 22, an economics student at the local university. "Nothing special, we just happen to be the hometown of the President," echoes Aquif Al-Talij, 30, a low-level government official...
...held key roles in all the existential struggles of Israel's early decades, when the underequipped army triumphed against the odds. Though he now wields a military with an overwhelming superiority over the Palestinians, it's that history that makes Israelis trust Sharon to handle a situation in which low-level warfare seems to have become a permanent fact of life. The image of Israel facing a hostile world that would have it concede its security for a peace deal has also become increasingly useful for Sharon, as he cashes in on resurgent Zionist sentiment. Last week, Sharon barred Arafat...
...Hasan also produces other papers, these relating to what he cheerfully calls "my terrible past." The documents indicate he was once a low-level agent for the Indonesian military intelligence service in East Timor, a group blamed by human rights activists for hundreds of killings and disappearances. Hasan, a small man who on this day is wearing a cotton sarong, tracksuit top and traditional pillbox hat, is proud of his service as an informer. He seems puzzled as to why others might not be. In fact, he says, it was through the military that he first...
...Harvard is being run by low-level bureaucrats,” Chopra said, later adding that the council should attempt to appeal to “really angry faculty members rising...
...this year the USDA intends to announce a plan allowing schools to purchase meat that has been irradiated. The process, which involves blasting meat with low-level radiation to kill bacteria like listeria, has its opponents, who claim it also kills nutrients. But serving meats spoiled during processing are only part of the food-borne--illness problem. The much more common causes are poor preparation in the cafeteria and poor hygiene among children, who often forget to wash their hands before picking at the salad bar. Many districts are following the lead of New Orleans, which after the Turkey...