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Makiya, in his visit to northern Iraq, devoted himself to collecting documentation of the genocide, an effort that culminated in his work on an award-winning 1992 documentary, “Saddam’s Killing Fields...
...CULPAIgnatieff’s account of the particular factors that led to his own failure of judgment comes in a single paragraph near the end of the article. A 1992 visit to the sites of the Kurdish genocide carried out on the orders of Saddam in Northern Iraq gave Ignatieff vivid, personal reasons for opposing Saddam’s regime. “The lesson I draw for the future is to be less influenced by the passions of people I admire—Iraqi exiles, for example—and to be less swayed by my emotions...
...chilly Cambridge for a four-game set in the warmer confines of the Sunshine State.But while the Crimson came away from its trip to Florida with its first victory of the season, it also dropped three contests along the way as its record fell to 1-6.Harvard faced off against Northern Iowa in Bradenton, Fla. on Saturday, suffering a 5-3 loss before heading over to Sarasota to lose to Ohio State, 9-7.Harvard split a doubleheader against Lafayette yesterday in Bradenton, taking a victory in the first game on the strength of a one-run, seven-inning gem by senior pitcher...
India has been a peaceful refuge for the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands of exiled Tibetans for almost half a century. But when a group of protesters from the northern Indian city of Dharmsala, the headquarters of Tibet's government-in-exile, set out for the Chinese border this week to protest China's control of Tibet ahead of the Beijing Olympics, the reality of regional geo-politics quickly intruded. Fearing the march would damage strengthening ties between Delhi and Beijing, Indian officials banned the protesters from leaving the Kangra district in which Dharmsala sits. With the marchers seemingly...
...Israel, in turn, responded on Thursday with air strikes on northern Gaza from where the rockets were launched...