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...recently had the opportunity to travel with a delegation of Harvard students to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. My trip confirmed that only first-hand experience can portray the inherent injustice of military occupation. It is nearly impossible to imagine a human being more desolate and forlorn than one who waits hours in the sweltering sun and stench of garbage in order to be allowed by an 18-year old foreign soldier to reach his home, school or family. The Israeli government has justified its 40-year brutal occupation of Palestinians in the name of security and national preservation. Nevertheless...
Additionally, Murray portrays his friend’s sense of discovery quite well, especially in one memorable scene where Bruce marvels at his first snowfall, crunching the powder between his hands. Scenes like this subtly portray the novelty in Bruce’s brave new world without yanking the viewer by the collar...
...delicate thing, and the thing we've all tried to portray versus the Vietnam War, is separating the warrior from the war. You're not fighting for a policy or an administration. You're fighting for the country. When the country sends you to war, you can't ask if it's right or wrong, you just go to war. We as policymakers have to ask that question. We have a duty, an obligation, when we think it's a mistake to say that. So I have to say it was a mistake...
...into civil war would threaten the influence Iran has gained in Iraq through the workings of democracy, and could even draw Iran into a damaging regional conflict. Then, of course, there is the nuclear issue: As its case comes before the UN Security Council, Iran has an incentive to portray itself as a responsible geopolitical actor, helping to stabilize a neighbor that has become a fount of Middle East instability...
...gán Theatre Company, which was founded 14 years ago to present contemporary Irish plays to the Boston audience. “We felt there was a real gap,” O’Reilly says. The Súgán’s plays often portray the diverse perspectives of modern Ireland and challenge more traditional notions—presenting Ireland as more than just the magical, cheerful Emerald Isle...