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...drama to utterly disparage it. The plot is simple: a slave seeking freedom helps his young master get the girl of his dreams. Then a courtesan house, a bloodthirsty tyrant, Rome’s version of Mr. Magoo and a slew of other characters get thrown into the mix, resulting in a laugh-fest with hints of vaudeville that would probably make Ovid roll in his grave. But modern day audiences have adored it. Friday, April 18 through Saturday, April 26. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets $5 are available through the Harvard Box Office...
...question confronting American policy makers, of course, is the same one that has confronted them since 1959: How should the United States respond? Those calling for an end to U.S. sanctions include a diverse mix of senators, congressional representatives, business lobbyists and journalists—and not just political liberals, either. Indeed, no less a conservative stalwart than the Wall Street Journal editorial page has advocated lifting the embargo...
...handled with a rare mix of tact and humility, the nuclear crisis spurred by Pyongyang could redeem American diplomatic relations with Russia and China, foster improved regional security and fuel the starved North Korean economy...
...strategy is inherently perilous. Troops penetrating the city would face attacks from street fighters, snipers and suicide bombers. Added to the mix are "volunteers" who have traveled to Iraq from other Arab countries, notably Syria and Lebanon, to help resist the allied forces. "There are a lot of them," says a senior U.S. military official. "They seem to have been here for a while." If U.S. forces don't take control of Baghdad quickly, the city could fall into chaos...
...Islam mix? Several prominent Iraqi exiles have tentatively endorsed a plan from the U.S. designed to give Iraq's vast oil reserves to "the Iraqi people." The plan defines oil as a government asset, but recommends sharing production with foreign oil companies in exchange for development costs. Now many scholars of Islamic law (Shari'a) say the U.S. plan inadvertently (or perhaps cunningly) delivers a more "Islamic" arrangement than the one followed in supposedly Islamic Saudi Arabia. Where the U.S. plan intends to give ownership to a democratically elected government, the Saudi royal family collects all revenue and administers...