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...Rumsfeld attacked the Palestinian leader as a political weakling who has done nothing for his people, and President Bush added that Israel could not be expected to negotiate a peace agreement while it was being terrorized. The result is a mixed message, in which the U.S. now appears to sanction Israel taking some of the very same actions condemned by the administration a couple of weeks ago (such as sending tanks in to areas under Arafat's control) and to downgrade Zinni's mission, but at the same time maintaining a commitment to reviving the peace process...
...that falls short of Betty Friedan, there is more ground to cover. Asked about the controversial Koranic sura 4:34--with its sanction of spousal punishment, including beating, for "insubordination"--Kareem, who is chairman of the Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, is bemused. "It's amazing how many men know this quote from the Koran--if they know nothing else in it," he says. Most already understand the "beatings" as light taps. Further study, he maintains, would reveal that husband may punish wife for religious infractions only and that holy writ calls for "mutual consultation between husband and wife...
...argument, however, is that every definition of personhood—save the basic biological one—breaks down upon careful inspection. An embryo isn’t self-aware, sure, but neither is a 13-year-old boy in a coma. Can we kill him without qualm or sanction? An embryo can’t feel pain, admittedly—but if you give me enough drugs, neither can I. Do we excuse a murderer who first administers a merciful dose of morphine? An embryo can’t survive on its own, doubtless—but neither...
While the latest ruling could apply to Harvard, graduate student representatives say that the new legal sanction for unionization does not imply that Harvard teaching fellows are likely to organize anytime soon...
Rather than having the final clubs change, we wish they would simply cease to exist. Having them reform to be recognized by the College will simply officially sanction a system of social exclusion which harms all undergraduates, not just women. RUS was on the right track in targeting final clubs. They simply did not take their protest far enough...