Word: owen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...short tenure -- what to do about Bosnia -- the President has lurched forward and backtracked, leaving friend, foe and U.S. diplomats frustrated and angry. He began his term promising to help the Bosnian government fight Serb aggression. Then he agreed to use U.S. ground troops to enforce the Vance-Owen peace plan, which he and Christopher had previously denounced as a reward to the Serbs. Then, after weeks of public hand-wringing over Serb gains and promises to get tough, he settled on "lift and strike": lifting the arms embargo on the Bosnian government that keeps it outgunned...
...Owen, 19, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, carries a key chain bearing the inscription, A TISKET, A TASKET, A CONDOM OR A CASKET...
Bosnia's Serbs pressed ahead toward a referendum that would almost certainly ratify their leaders' rejection of the Vance-Owen peace plan. Europeans continued to resist America's proposals for arming the beleaguered Bosnian Muslims and conducting air strikes against Serb military targets, arguing that sanctions are the best route to peace. The no-longer-emboldened President Clinton backed off, agreeing not to act unilaterally...
...open meeting two weeks ago, Li said he "did nothing wrong," denying having any influence in the hiring of William W. Li '87, Fiona Murray, Owen Young and Mark Schroeder...
...problems: lack of student involvement, and lack of accountability. It would be easy to remedy the first. The tutor hiring process should be standardized across all houses. Student committees should play a large role in reviewing candidates and should have greater influence over hiring decisions. In Dunster House, Owen Young placed last on the students' list of candidates for a music tutorship, but the Liems hired him anyway...