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...merit of bringing to the fore important issues related to the riots which recently occurred in France. We read the editorial with great interest, but were very surprised, and occasionally disheartened, by some of Adomanis’ assumptions and statements. The goal of these remarks is to present a different perspective on the riots and to add the factual information that may be useful to readers of The Crimson...
Even if the U.S. does decide to withdraw troops, it won't simply flee. Washington is spending millions on fortifying a few Iraqi bases for the long haul. "The challenge for us is, what is the right balance--not to be too present but also not to be underpresent. This will require constant calibration," U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad tells TIME. Indeed, last August, Army chief of staff Peter Schoomaker said that as many as 100,000 Army troops could remain in Iraq for four years...
Holiday gatherings can act as glue to hold families together, but some people we love may not be able to pull up a chair at the table this year--or maybe ever. Others are only partially present. "Ambiguous loss" is the term coined by family therapist Pauline Boss of the University of Minnesota to describe the problem of having a loved one absent but not clearly dead--missing in war or a natural disaster--or only a limited presence because of Alzheimer's or an emotional issue. In an interview with TIME, Boss, whose new book for therapists, Loss, Trauma...
...families with soldiers in Iraq cope with their absence during the holidays? Their families can keep them present psychologically. Technology--phone calls, videos, e-mails--can help, as can an exchange of gifts...
...hours later, Harbin came clean. A second statement, issued at 2 a.m. on Nov. 22, acknowledged that toxins had "perhaps polluted the water." At a meeting on that same day held on a first-floor conference room at Harbin's Peace Village Hotel, according to someone who was present, Heilongjiang Governor Zhang Zuoji explained to 400 local and provincial officials why Harbin had first deceived its population: his bosses at the State Council in Beijing hadn't approved an announcement on the leak. Unable to report the real reason, he said, the city of Harbin had "created an explanation." Only...