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Since 1993, he has been a member of Temple Sinai in Washington, D.C., a 1,500-household Reform synagogue that has been called the nation??s most powerful congregation—its members include “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, New York Times bureau chief Michael Oreskes and Harvard’s Marvin Kalb, executive director of the Shorenstein Center for Press and Public Policy’s Washington office...
...Harvard’s successful start year has been its ability to protect the football. After a turnover-plagued season last year, Harvard has only given up the football twice—leading the nation??and has yet to throw an interception...
Where we can agree with Rice is that the American media does have a special responsibility in this crisis. Their sensationalistic, O.J.-Simpson-like coverage is not appropriate for today’s situation. That type of reporting could, indeed, threaten the nation??s security by provoking hysteria or hatred. The wall-to-wall coverage of Osama bin Laden is neither productive nor, after a certain saturation point, informative...
Deciding what constitutes a nation??s harboring terrorists is a more difficult question. The U.S. government has pledged to wage war militarily and financially against terrorists and the countries that give them shelter. That means countries like Afghanistan, that allow terrorists to operate or seek refuge within their borders or that give aid to terrorists, will be considered enemies of America. Our allies in the United Kingdom have responded by pledging to fight alongside us in the war on terrorism. Other European and Asian countries have consented to freeze the assets of terrorist groups and humanitarian aid groups...
...present military conflict, which began on Sunday with a barrage of bombs and missiles targeted at the terrorist camps of al Qaeda and the military infrastructure of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime, is still in its infancy. We know little about our nation??s military strategy. Some have suggested that these initial air strikes are designed to weaken the Taliban’s power bases and minimize its ability to resist, preparing the way for future ground efforts against the terrorists, who have almost certainly burrowed into protective positions in Afghanistan’s rugged terrain...