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Prolific international map thief E. Forbes Smiley III is headed into uncharted territory: Smiley—who admitted he stole eight maps from Harvard’s Houghton Library and faces up to 10 years in prison and over $2 million in restitution and fines—is pleading for mercy. The renowned prowler is asking for leniency, in the form of a sentence no longer than 36 months in prison, even as library officials say Smiley has yet to fess up to all of his thefts. Smiley, who admittedly stole a total of 97 maps from a number...
...Land. I'm committed to two democratic states - Israel and Palestine - living side-by-side in peace and security. I'm committed to a Palestinian state that has territorial integrity and will live peacefully with the Jewish state of Israel. This is the vision set forth in the road map - and helping the parties reach this goal is one of the great objectives of my presidency. The Palestinian people have suffered from decades of corruption and violence and the daily humiliation of occupation. Israeli citizens have endured brutal acts of terrorism and constant fear of attack since the birth...
TIME: You have been quoted as saying Israel should be wiped off the map. Was that merely rhetoric, or do you mean...
Responding to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reported comments that Israel should be “wiped out from the map,” Khatami said that he has “never wanted the elimination of a person or nation from the international sphere...
...nation by the name of Palestine has been eliminated from the map,” Khatami added...