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When my roommate and I dismantled the lewd sculpture which appeared in the Yard a couple of weeks ago, our purpose was to get rid of it so no one would have to be subjected to such a crass display. Although I’m reluctant to draw even more attention to such an unfortunate occurrence, the motivation for the other phallus-breaker should be known. Therefore, lest this campus think that two radical feminists tore down the phallus, I want to make it clear that it was, in fact, one radical feminist and one social conservative who, respectively, dismantled...
...same time, it's wrong to think shifting consumer tastes have rid the roads of gas-sucking, top-heavy SUVs. Though total passenger-vehicle sales fell 1.9% in 2002, SUV sales rose 6.9%, to nearly 4 million--more than ever before--and only 1 million of those were the crossovers. The rest were traditional SUVs, which will pack the roads for years. And while SUV sales slipped 3% last month, the car companies are responding with rebates as high as $4,500 for hefty SUVS like the Dodge Durango. Car analysts at J.D. Power are predicting that by year...
...many Europeans are skeptical about Bush's policy toward Iraq. The only remaining superpower can do whatever it wants. And it will. This time, with Saddam, it is a good and morally justified case, but what comes next? What other dictator will Bush choose to get rid of? The world would be a better place without Saddam. But the U.S. should work with the U.N., get the go-ahead from the Security Council and then give him hell. DIRK NEGA Dusseldorf, Germany...
...that Arafat fears Israel's hawkish Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, will exile or kill him while the world's attention is focused on the war. "There's a Palestinian concern that if the balloon goes up over Iraq, Sharon will use that as cover to come in and get rid of Arafat," says a senior U.S. official...
...attempted to hide the capabilities of the al-Samoud 2 from the inspectors. Indeed, the information upon which Dr. Blix has based his demand that the missiles be destroyed was initially provided by the Iraqis themselves. While Saddam is unlikely to welcome the prospect of having to get rid of anything his forces could use against an invading army, Blix's demand does offer the Iraqi dictator an opportunity...