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...needs of the antiterrorism coalition have made Arafat's and Sharon's dilemmas Washington's, too. In his first meeting with an Arab head of state since the September 11 attacks, President Bush received a strong pledge of support from Jordan's King Abdullah, but also a passionate plea for Washington to do more to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Arab allies on whom the U.S. will rely heavily in the intelligence war on Bin laden face strong domestic resistance against working too closely with the U.S. - because of the perception among their citizens that Washington bears some...
...debate started when Rahul Rohatgi ’03 sent out a plea late Thursday night for people to honor Washington’s urgings to display the flag...
Roman Altshuler ’01—an alum who has not yet been removed from the e-mail list—immediately responded with a plea to Quincy-dwellers not to display the flag...
...held in Chinese jails. Like Choephel, most have been denied legal representation and contact with their families, and many have been tortured. Choephel's case won some early press attention: in 1997, Congress passed a resolution condemning his imprisonment, and then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made a personal plea to Beijing for his release. But today Choephel is still being held in a remote prison, reportedly in failing health, and his plight has moved off the political front burner. Now that China has landed the 2008 Olympics, the West may have run out of carrots. "It is six years...
...York Blood Center, which issued a plea for emergency blood donations on Tuesday, said the response has been “tremendous.” A spokesperson actually asked that Boston donors be patient and not give blood until next week at the earliest...