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...While Klein is right that the columbia audience momentarily laughed at Ahmadinejad's remark that there are no homosexuals in Iran, he conveniently omitted mention of the applause throughout the speech. Klein's commentary adds to Ahmadinejad's recent good run: an invitation to speak at a prestigious university, prominent platforms from which to spew his propaganda and now Western "intellectuals" minimizing the danger and challenges he poses. Ahmadinejad may be no Hitler, but nuclear arms in the hands of fanatics who have no compunction about setting them off among civilian populations is not something to be taken lightly...
...troubling snapshot of the college sports scene and the mind-set of athletes who are looking to enter the world of sports at an early age [Oct. 8]. Academics may not be on the front burner for these kids, but I thought that TIME would at least give honorable mention to the importance of studying and learning. We need to be concerned about academic standards and expectations for young athletes. Remember, the odds of their making it in professional sports are stacked against them. Nicholas A. DiNubile, M.D., OrthopedicConsultant to the Philadelphia 76ers Havertown, pennsylvania...
...Rudenstine said he deliberately did not mention the impending capital campaign (Rudenstine would raise $2.6 billion for the University during his decade at the helm...
...brought America significant trouble in recent years, even contributing heavily to our entrance into the war in Iraq, their arguments begin to rely on less solid evidence and start to wear thin.Their section on “The Lobby and the Iraq War” contains surprisingly little mention of actual pro-Israel groups and instead focuses on neoconservative war hawks. The authors’ main shortcoming is particularly clear here: they are too ready to attribute to the broadly defined Israel Lobby many of the mistakes made in American foreign policy...
...tool to get ahead in the world has drawn the ire of many a commentator, both male and female. Such was the case with Amanda Beard, who bared all in the July issue of Playboy. Many claimed that she was demeaning herself as a person, not to mention sending the wrong message about her sport. However, I’d venture to guess that Beard was pretty content with her choice: “It’s just a business decision, a career decision,” she said. Since then, she’s taken the 15 minutes...