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Jefferson's soul was in conflict all his life. Nearly everything he wrote was contradicted at some point by something he did. The prophet of equality owned slaves and, it now seems likely, had at least one child with one of them. The man who said, "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate for a moment to prefer the latter," privately urged state officials to press seditious libel charges against editors unfriendly to his presidency. The advocate of a limited Federal Government...
...Jefferson asked to know by what right he was exacting these levies. The U.S. had never menaced or quarreled with any of the Muslim powers. As Jefferson later reported to the State Department and Congress, "The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners...
...Setting the Record Straight CENTURY GLITCH The story about Iraqi insurgents, "New Thugs on the Block" [April 19], referred to the Shi?ite observance of Arbaeen, which we described as a "commemoration for a 1st century martyred leader." Arbaeen marks the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, who was slain in A.D. 680. Our reference should have been to the 7th century...
...taking matters into its own hands. Locals say the gunmen in the Volvo came from a new group calling itself the Thulfiqar Army, seemingly named for a famed two-pronged sword that in Shi'ite tradition was used by Imam Ali, the martyred son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. Two weeks ago, the group began distributing leaflets ordering al-Sadr to leave Najaf immediately or face death. Since then, residents say, Thulfiqar has killed up to four Mahdi Army militiamen, a figure challenged by al-Sadr officials, who claim the group is the invention of American propaganda. U.S. officials...
...Testament comes alive! The Masterworks Chorale presents the tale of everybody’s favorite bad boy prophet, Elijah, in Mendelssohn’s classic piece. Mendelssohn’s operatic, dramatic choral style promises to make the chorale’s last performance of the season something special. Tickets $36, $26, $16 with discounts, $3 off for Mass. Teachers Association, WGBH, WCRB, Chorale members and Groups of 10 or more, $5 off for Outings & Innings Harvard Faculty & Staff, student rush $5 starting 1/2 hour prior to curtain time. 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre...