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...That campaign continues partly because of the widespread false belief that cannabis smokers are either irresponsible and socially marginal people or adolescents who “experiment” and “learn their lesson.” These lies are perpetuated when those who know better remain silent. The gay and lesbian out-of-the-closet movement has done much to reduce homophobia in this country. It may be difficult in the current climate where dissenters are intimidated and profiled, but if the many people of substance and accomplishment who use cannabis could find the courage...
...almost 70 years, while Lowell House residents rang the Russian bells every Sunday, the Danilov monastery was silent...
...Hamas leaders and five Hamas funding organizations. But those groups are in Europe, and it's hard to imagine Hamas leaders' having accounts that can be easily frozen. Powell phoned Arab and European leaders for help in pressuring the Palestinian Authority. He even broke the Administration's silent treatment toward Arafat, appealing to the sidelined President, who still wields considerable power over the Authority, for help. Powell wants Arafat to lend the Authority the security forces under his control to make Abbas strong enough to challenge the militants. According to a Palestinian source, before he acts, Abbas wants guarantees from...
...India's standards, though, reactions to the blasts were relatively subdued. There was no violent Hindu response, as has happened so often in the past, and the charges against Pakistan seemed somewhat half hearted. Even Bombay's BJP-allied Shiv Sena party, normally vociferously anti-Pakistan, held an uncharacteristically silent protest march. The change from a year ago?when India and Pakistan were on the brink of war and New Delhi seized any opportunity to point a finger directly at Islamabad?is "striking," says a Western diplomat in Delhi. "India knows that this is a local issue, but 18 months...
...teacher, but her lot in life is to cook and clean for family members. Seierstad confesses that the treatment of the women challenged her goal to stay out of the story. "I have rarely been as angry as I was with the Khan family," she writes. For Seierstad, staying silent may have taken as much resolve as the many outspoken acts that have punctuated her career...