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...colored-pencil drawings are part of a nationwide travelling exhibit which leaves Harvard today. Entitled “Innocence Under Fire,” the exhibit is sponsored by the Society of Arab Students (SAS) and is organized by the Chicago-based Palestinian arts council al-Phan...
These “doltish” souls beg to differ. Sam Sternin ’01, who was one of a handful of Jewish members of the Society of Arab Students (SAS) last year, argues that there is “no inconsistency in supporting the state of Israel while at the same time condemning the abuse, economic strangulation, and willful killing of innocent Palestinians.” But Sternin admits that those who speak up against Israel’s policies are frequently labeled “bad Jews” by their peers...
...which the Taliban dynamited last year. From nearby hills comes the sound of short, methodical bursts of automatic fire. It's nothing to be concerned about, local soldiers posted on the top of the ruins say, just secret training by American special forces and the British Special Air Services (sas). They have horses and motorbikes in a secluded valley a few kilometers away, apparently, and are practicing maneuvers. There are no al-Qaeda around here, soldiers say. They must be training for some other...
...noses circle low over the valley and land at the airport. The soldiers in them are unhappy to see journalists; their colleagues are obviously chagrined that the local guard at the perimeter of the airport had cheerfully beckoned us in. The troops are holding a secret training session. The sas commander, a young man from the north of England with shaggy red hair, suggests that the airstrip is too dangerous for us, and offers, insincerely, to drop by for a chat later. His American counterparts make a brief appearance later in the day, side arms strapped to their thighs gunslinger...
...SAS President Rita Hamad ’03 also said she thought the government’s actions against HLF were unfounded...