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...have had many conversations with Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims about the cartoons. The issue of freedom of speech is not well understood by them. But the reasoning behind their outrage does not lack merit. Westerners can claim that we are totally free to print or write anything we wish. That people are offended is assumed to be less important than the right to express oneself in a free society. But am I free to print a pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic article in Germany? Of course not. Ronald Monsen Dhahran, Saudi Arabia...
...Editors: As a World War II veteran, I am outraged that many individuals, including President Reagan and Pat Buchanan, are calling Lieut. Colonel Oliver North a national hero (NATION, Dec. 22). Whether his actions during the Iran-contra scandal merit such acclaim cannot be determined, since he won't furnish an accounting of his ventures. If the facts were known, perhaps I would agree. The continued silence of North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter is not heroic. Many servicemen have given their lives for their country. Is it asking too much for North and Poindexter also to make a sacrifice...
...implication is that Howard, a striver par excellence, is there by merit. But it's also by cunning, luck and perseverance. And the wonders of incumbency, the best political steroid ever. Howard rules (much better than) O.K.! Among many good ones, the P.M. is the Liberal party's best strategist. More important, he is the government's most effective communicator in today's supercharged news cycle. Usually with minimal success, Parliament House's hired political hands try to craft lines that will reach ordinary people about the government's actions and inactions; Howard has the advantage of an open invitation...
...head Joseph K. Lee ’07, this blatant inequality in condom distribution has been justified by paternalistic concerns for the 1,600 incoming 18-year-olds. “Past college officials have felt that the maturity level of freshmen might not be high enough to merit condoms in the dorms,” he said. But after years of proposals from student leaders, Lee reports that current administrators “realize that condoms are actually very necessary for freshmen...
...title hunt this season, the next three years look promising for a maturing freshman class. As it stands, the freshmen have already drawn attention to themselves in Ivy League competition, so much so that comparisons to the seniors of an impressive Dartmouth squad are not without merit. Given three more years of playing time together—and a timely three years it is, as Dartmouth, Brown, and Princeton say goodbye to much of their offense at the end of this season—this freshman class has the makings for postseason success.“It?...