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...without a purpose. Like Harry, he saw active service, back in 1982 in the Falklands. Like many family members, he's wont to express opinions at odds with wider public opinion (I once heard Andrew say that American culture has made no impact on Britain). Despite a long naval career and his more recent efforts as Britain's special representative for trade and investment, he has never quite shaken off his reputation as a playboy prince. The same fate threatened Harry until his star turn in the theater of war recast him as a hero and champion recruiter for Britain...
Harvard did not fare as well at the Naval University over the weekend in the Graham Hall Team Race, due in large part to the strong contingent of Mid-Atlantic schools that entered the competition...
...Harvard women’s squash team left its mark on the CSA Individual Championships at the Naval Academy with both titles and upsets, and for the second consecutive year returned to Cambridge with some hardware for the trophy case. Sophomore Johanna Snyder, snubbed by the selection committee for placement in the A draw, stormed through the 51-person Holleran Cup, or “B” Bracket as the No. 1 seed to seize the title. “I was a little disappointed not to be in the main draw,” Snyder said...
...Harvard men’s squash team had a strong showing this weekend at the CSA nationals at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. “It went well,” sophomore Colin West said. “There were definitely some guys who had great results.” The most impressive performance of the weekend came from freshman Richard Hill who took the Malloy Cup, or men’s “B” bracket. In the semifinal round of play, Hill came from behind to beat Yale junior Francis Johnson. Johnson took...
...latest upsurge in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza was triggered by what Israelis saw as a rare opportunity: Five top Hamas commanders, in charge of training commandos, had made the cardinal mistake of commuting to work at a former naval facility in the same car. Once Israel spotted this security slip-up by the Hamas men, they blasted the vehicles with guided missiles from circling aircraft. "We destroyed Hamas' training department," exulted one Israeli military intelligence officer...