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...that is now often called "neoconservative." In their belief system, neoconservatives--or neo-Reaganites, as some prefer to be called--are at once pessimists and optimists. The world, they believe, is a dangerous, threatening place. Civilization and democracy hang by a thread; great beasts prowl the forest, ready to prey on those not tough enough to meet them in equal combat. At the same time--this is the optimistic bit--the U.S. is endowed by Providence with the power to make the world better if it will only take the risks of leadership to do so; if, in the current...
...eventually arrested. "We weren't sure we had the right man," said a Pakistani officer involved in the raid. "He wasn't at all like his photos; he seemed fat and droopy." But when Mohammed's fingerprints were checked eight hours later, the Pakistanis knew they had their prey. To the unconcealed delight of U.S. officials, the other captured man proved to be Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, the alleged paymaster of the Sept. 11 hijackers...
...nothing more than a light touch on the arm or a splash of water on the back. But for the unsuspecting prey, the feeling is more like hot steel burrowing through the flesh, permanently scalding one’s ego. There is no memorial service for those fallen in battle, only a lingering red hand-shaped mark to remind the victim of his shame and regret...
...victim.” In order to assassinate one’s victim, the assassin must either tag or water-gun him with at least ten feet of space from the nearest person. If the hit is successful, the assassin then pursues the victim of his newly slaughtered prey...
...editorial dissenters and even the editorial majority of your recent staff opinion fall prey to a basic oversimplification (Editorial “Leniency for First-Years,” Feb. 24). Advising and achievement are not the same. Just as praiseworthy achievement is not attributable to an advisor, neither is failure. Advising can of course contribute to achievement, or at least so we advisors, who devote countless hours to our charges not only during the day but also at night and on weekends, would like to think. But sometimes students just are not ready here and now to step...