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...universal threat posed by terrorist cells and movements. Regardless of our geopolitical interests in the region—which are long overdue for a revision after the fall of the Soviet Union—Americans everywhere share a common cause with the Indian government in its effort to root out the groups responsible for this tragedy and bring them to justice. The new Administration can demonstrate its capacity for global leadership by combining the considerable anti-terror expertise of both governments. In particular, we see potential cooperation in counter-intelligence, military equipment, and training for Indian security forces. Seven years...
...success, Siedlecki still left in a storm of alumni and fan dissatisfaction. At the root of his problems, no doubt, was his 4-8 mark against Harvard, including 1-7 in the last eight meetings (although the one win was a 34-13 beating in 2006 that secured an Ivy crown...
...demolition of Columbia. He now has 97 points and 27 assists in his already-historic career. Harvard’s 2008 season may have come to a close last Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to No. 8 University of South Florida, but now the team has something to root for in the upcoming weeks. The semifinalists were named Saturday, and three finalists will be chosen Friday, Dec. 12. The winner will be announced four weeks later on Friday Jan. 9. Past recipients of the Hermann Trophy include American soccer-greats Claudio Reyna and Brad Friedel...
...willing to be more open about allowing wider coverage of sensitive incidents like strikes and environmental disasters. But Bandurski says that, if anything, the opposite is true. In the case of the taxi strikes, there have been no follow-up investigations of the corruption that lies at the root of the issue. "You speak to any working reporter and they'll tell you that control is getting tighter," says Bandurski. "Even on the editorial pages, which traditionally used to be a place some of these issues could be teased out. There's nothing. It's worrying. Even chilling...
...long as globalization increases economic activity, climate change will continue. That is why Darfur matters. There is the simple humanitarian imperative - helping refugees - which alone might seem cause enough for action. There is also a moral imperative. If climate change is a root cause of these wars, and the West has caused climate change, then these distant wars become our indirect responsibility. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, whose economy depends on hydropower from a reservoir that is now depleted by drought, is explicit in this regard, describing climate change as "an act of aggression by the rich against the poor...