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...question of bargaining." But bitter memories and generations of distrust have made compromise difficult. The Turkish military, diplomats believe, has more than 30,000 troops on the island; the bulk of them would probably have to leave in the event of a settlement, and their leaders would prefer that they did not. For their part, Greek Cypriot business leaders and resort owners fear competition from the Turkish side of the island if the north gains official recognition. Ordinary Cypriots blame their entrenched political élites for a failure of imagination. Neshe Yashin, a Turkish-Cypriot poet and peace activist...
...that a black card?’ I turned around and replied, ‘Why yes, but I prefer the term ‘African American Express’.” In his song “Last Call,” Kanye West praises the American Express Centurion Card (also known as the “Black Card”), the invitation only, limitless credit card that has taken the nation’s imagination by storm.While Cambridge may not be Rodeo Drive, Kanye’s influence has extended within Harvard’s ivy-clad...
...most people organic food remains a luxury item. It comes down to a question of budgeting: Buying organic may be desirable, even cooler, but it is hardly necessary. Sure we would all prefer Burberry and Audi, but Gap and Kia are more affordable and just as functional...
...fact, contrary to popular belief, most student activists are realists. We would prefer if we didn’t have to fight it out and devote countless hours each week to organizing, educating, and agitating. But we realize that when the poor, the powerless, and their supporters are pitted against a $29.2 billion corporation, they won’t win by getting down on their hands and knees and begging. It takes a whole lot more...
...Sunni insurgency has no basis in reality. Tehran does not want Iraq to break up: They're as worried as Turkey is about the Kurds becoming independent. They want a united Iraq, a democratic Iraq in which the Shi'ites' majority makes itself felt. They obviously want their preferred Shi'ite leaders, such as Maliki and Hakim, to be in power, rather than, for example, a former Baathist Shi'ite such as Iyad Allawi [the former prime minister installed by the U.S.], or Moqtada Sadr, who is viewed by Iran as a loose cannon who they would prefer...