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...that going against him, why not admit he was part of the Sept. 11 attack as well? Because he wasn't. And that's the deep injustice of this trial: he's being judged for the things he says, the things he believes, the convictions he has that shock us all, but not for his involvement in the attacks...
...1700s, two earthquakes with magnitudes of at least 6.0 shook the city; since then, several lower-intensity quakes have hit the area. As recently as 2002, Harvard felt tremors from a 5.0 earthquake epicentered in New York that measured 3.0 by the time it reached Cambridge. Earthquake shocks also hit in 1921 and 1982, but leading scholars said bigger quakes are unlikely. “Most large earthquakes occur along tectonic plate boundaries. San Francisco is on one; Boston is not. A large earthquake is highly improbable in Boston, although one cannot be absolutely ruled out,” said...
With the passage of the McCain legislation, the CID prohibition applies once more to anyone in U.S. custody, American or foreigner, held at home or overseas, but that is no reason for complacency. Under the definition adopted by the U.S., CID occurs when an interrogation technique “shocks the conscience.” But CIA Director Porter Goss testified in March that water-boarding—a classic form of torture in which suspects are subjected to mock execution by drowning—is a “professional interrogation technique.” Timothy Flanigan, former deputy...
...record to 2-2.“After those two losses, it was devastating,” said sophomore Dan Nguyen, who won both of his matches this weekend, including winning the decisive point against the Tigers (6-12, 1-4 Ivy). “It was a shock because we lost to two teams that are not usually considered the powerhouses in the Ivy League,” he added. “Our mindset this weekend was just to come out and play, and improve our game. There’s definitely still a chance...
...that they have trouble even imagining another person’s point of view.” This report should have instead ended up at the admissions office, presumably with the intention of warning admissions officers off other such conceited types. On a basic level, it is hardly a shock to learn that proctors are, and reportedly have been for centuries, monitoring their entryways. Among the variety of tasks assigned to them—from invigilating exams to providing academic advice—keeping an eye on students’ well-being is naturally a high priority. But, as well...