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...Eyes on Iran Peter Beinart's "Stop obsessing about Iran" [Jan. 29] was unconvincing. Iraq's Shi'ite community could indeed form a fifth column in Iraq or at least form new alliances with Iran. Beinart observed that Iraq's Shi'ites have never launched a secessionist movement. That isn't surprising, since Saddam Hussein's suppression did not allow for much sectarian expression. Much of the pent-up anger under Saddam's regime is now finding an outlet in brutal daily violence. Iran will not hesitate to support an embattled Shi'ite community with all the means...
...minute summary at the prime-time Oscars. The event, held this year at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. and hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal, honors the unsung heroes of show business, the men behind the men behind the movie - making gadgets that make men like Peter Jackson and George Lucas look so smart...
...problems stemmed from the first round of bouts, when sluggish play put the team in a hole from which it could not recover. “All my three squads were quite lethargic and trying to come back from behind was tough to do,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “Everyone is very pumped when they see Harvard, we were just not there...we’re number one, they’re all gunning for us.” But the squad quickly overcame the tough loss to battle back with a victory against...
...movie, directed by Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring) and written by Thomas Harris, author of the novel, is a devolution and devaluation of Hannibal Lecter, the genius-madman-gourmand Harris created in Red Dragon (1981, filmed as Manhunter in 1986 and remade as Red Dragon in 2002) and developed in The Silence of the Lambs (1988, filmed in 1991) and Hannibal (1999, filmed...
...weekend, the Harvard fencing team rebounded last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, as the No. 1 men remained undefeated in a 21-6 victory, and the No. 3 women posted a 26-1 rout. “They’re really rusty,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “The problem is that the second half of the year is the toughest one and clearly it was too much of a break. But they look like they’re sharpening up.” Things looked to be heading in a negative direction...