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...next pitch" [June 12] reported on Germany's willingness to create a new national image and present it to the world while the country is host of the World Cup. Public relations campaigns alone, however, cannot explain the flag mania that has gripped the country and provoked an unexpected outburst of black, red and gold on cars, faces, clothes, or draped from windows. That Germans seem to have discovered their flag and its stylish possibilities does not give cause for concern to our immediate neighbors, who were invaded during the course of a more toxic burst of nationalism. The current...
...This is a phenomenon that has become common among many of the multinational forces," he said. "No respect for citizens, smashing civilian cars and killing on a suspicion or a hunch. It's unacceptable." Iraqis saw in al-Maliki's outburst a bid to counter the perception that he is Washington's stooge. "Maybe he feels he needs to show he doesn't take orders from the American embassy," says Mithal Alussi, one of the few members of Parliament not aligned with any of the power blocs in al-Maliki's national-unity government...
...groups that control the very militias he says he wants to crush. Criticizing U.S. troops will help him gain some street cred--if Iraqis believe he is serious. In the 10 weeks since the Haditha incident was made public, he showed little interest in the alleged massacre--until his outburst last week...
Public fisticuffs come fast and furious on the web, and there is no better example than the sudden outburst of chatter about John McCain's speech at the commencement ceremonies of The New School. During his address to students of the liberal New York City institution last week, McCain was booed and jeered by some of the students. He was given a gentler rebuke from the podium by one of the student speakers, Jean Rohe, who said McCain's support for the Iraq war "does not reflect the ideals upon which this university was founded." McCain himself seemed unfazed...
...surreal loss.It was all Crimson up until the game’s final frame. Harvard seized an early lead on junior Julia Kidder’s first-inning RBI single, and the scoring didn’t stop there. The Crimson racked up five runs in a fifth-inning outburst, and piled on two more in the seventh for good measure. Much of the scoring came from the bats of senior Pilar Adams, who contributed a 3-for-5, four-RBI game, and freshman Jade Reichling, who was 3-for-5 with a trio of RBIsWhen the dust had settled...