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...Gates' pragmatism on Iran was evident when, in 2004, he briefed reporters on the task force report. "We have forces engaged in Afghanistan and in Iraq," Gates said. "We have a nuclear program going forward in Iran that looks very dangerous. And our view is, do we sit on the sidelines and watch those things happen, including negative things, or do we try and do something about it, for our own interests? We can debate a lot about what's going on inside Iran, how soon things might change in Iran. But what we have to focus on is what...
...vacuum might be filled with military forces headed by the U.S. While the world condemns Pyongyang for its irresponsible nuclear test, we should perhaps also ponder its real fear of extermination by a superpower and its need for self-protection. Why does Washington still obstinately and arrogantly refuse to sit down with Pyongyang for direct bilateral talks, respect its sovereignty and give it the chance to open up and reform? Stephen Kwok Wai Chan Hong Kong In the run-up to the Iraq war, I recall National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice stating that, in lieu of solid proof that Iraq...
...would leave the campus at 4 in the morning and stop at the Dunkin' Donuts in Central Square and we would drive out to some highway in Boston,” Breaux recounts. “We would sit on the highway counting cars and then we would race back at 9:30 to make a 10 o’clock class...
...kitchen probably beats volunteering for charities. But to me, underground restaurants feel a little '90s, infused with that anticorporate, Burning Man, do-it-yourself zine enthusiasm. I'm glad they exist, but the sad truth is, much as I wish it weren't true, I would rather sit antisocially at a stuffy restaurant where no one is reading poetry at me. And where they have chairs...
...Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) is hoping to put its operations into student hands when a newly-formed student advisory board convenes next month. According to the center’s manager David R. Friedrich, 10 to 12 students selected through an open application process will sit on the advisory board, which will participate in decision-making regarding Hilles’ events and policies. It will also oversee the annual re-application and allocation of student group office space. According to Friedrich, the board’s first priorities will be to develop a system of getting input from...