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...alluded to the efforts of the Harvard Institute for International Development, which received $50 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development to advise Russian economists during the 1990s but is the basis of a suit against the University filed by the federal government for conflict of interest policy violations...
...same. - By Matt Rees/Jerusalem IRAQ: BEHIND THE SCENES Saddam's Last Chance After eight weeks of patient diplomacy, George W. Bush won the unanimous approval of the U.N. Security Council to force Iraq to get rid of its weapons of mass destruction or face "serious consequences." French and Russian support for the resolution came after American assurances that it would not be used as a trigger for an attack on Iraq. Although the text of the resolution does not explicitly mention military action, the intention to use force if breaches are discovered is unambiguous. The U.N. gave Saddam Hussein...
Despite the reality of Dzerzhinsky’s butchery and his odious place in Russian history, Luzhkov claims that restoring his statue would actually send a positive message. “Some people associate [Dzerzhinsky’s] name with the KGB, but others link it with efforts to combat the problems of homeless children and poverty,” he has asserted. By Luzhkov’s rationale, and extending the earlier analogy, one might contend that Goering’s benefaction to young painters is a more important part of his legacy than his establishment of the Gestapo...
According to a poll conducted in early October by the All-Russian Public Opinion Center, some 41 percent of Moscow’s residents support Luzhkov’s plan, while 50 percent are against it. Many have complained that on two previous occasions during his mayoralty, Luzhkov rejected the initiative of bringing back Dzerzhinsky’s statue. Rumors have swirled that he is now endorsing the scheme to curry favor with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, an ex-KGB colonel...
Bringing back the Dzerzhinsky statue would certainly set a terrible precedent. At a time when Muscovites have witnessed firsthand the horrors of terrorism, it would be a great shame if their city resurrects a monument to one of the worst terrorists in Russian history...