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...vigilante cell was born of the teachings of Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, a popular Shi'ite cleric who, before he was executed by the regime in 1999, according to Aws and Jasim, issued a fatwa ordering that Saddam's murderous henchmen be killed. Al-Sadr's son Muqtada, an outspoken young Shi'ite cleric, has incited violence against U.S. forces in Iraq. Former regime officials believe some of the revenge killings are being committed by members of the Badr Brigade, an armed militia loyal to Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, another Shi'ite cleric, who died in the August bombing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vengeance Has Its Day | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...rightwing extremists in 2002, according to the Bundeskriminalamt, Germany's federal police agency, an 8% increase over 2001. Just as worrisome is a shift in mainstream discourse, says Salomon Korn, vice president of the Central council of Jews in Germany. "The change now is that people are getting more outspoken. They don't see the same amount of risk in making anti-Semitic statements." 9.30 P.M., SUNDAY NIKAIA, GREECE Iftikhar Aslam came to Greece from Pakistan three years ago on a student visa. He soon had to give up his studies to work at a plastic factory to send money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seven Days Of Hatred | 11/30/2003 | See Source »

...outspoken criticism, Childs has claimed that he is the victim of an investigation with ulterior motives...

Author: By Shayak Sarkar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Union Workers Protest Harvard’s Labor Policy | 11/26/2003 | See Source »

...This is not news to Katsuei Hirasawa, an outspoken LDP Diet member from western Tokyo's 17th ward. He says many LDP members are as uncomfortable as he is about being associated with a party that has such explicit religious ties, but few speak out. "They keep their silence because they need the New Komeito," he says. The New Komeito, for its part, is in a position to speak loudly?and it will certainly be heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Holy Wildcard | 11/23/2003 | See Source »

...public libraries, have provoked much outrage. Little, however, has been said about the treatment of visiting students. The Harvard administration has also chosen to wait out the decision and see how other universities respond first. But this strategy is too timid. MIT president Charles M. Vest has been outspoken about the need to maintain freedom and diversity in universities, with the belief that it is in the best interests of the country as a whole. Harvard’s approach of gaining favor with the government is supposedly beneficial to the University, because when it needs to get something accomplished...

Author: By Alexander Bevilacqua, | Title: Our Not-So-Welcome Mat | 11/14/2003 | See Source »

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