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...serious argument to be made that this is not invidious discrimination going on at all,” he said. “That distinctions based on the conduct people choose to engage in is not the same as discrimination based on the color of one’s skin.”Eastman added that he thought the government, and therefore, the armed services, should be considered a unique employer at the Law School because it provides Harvard with more than $400 million in grants each year.“Harvard is not being forced to accept that grant...
Blackhawk gunner Sergeant Cory McFadden knows the border with Pakistan as a place where you are likely to get shot at. Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters are hidden in the mountains below, often armed with armor-piercing rounds that can penetrate the skin of his helicopter. But last Monday night, McFadden and his crew joined a small aerial armada of U.S. choppers heading towards this dangerous borderland-without guns...
...Franklin Roosevelt understood what recovery from the Depression would require. This President doesn't seem to understand what recuperating from Katrina is all about. I wish he were as interested in helping the country come to grips with it as he appears to be in saving his own political skin. David Oliver Kansas City, Missouri...
...Strip town of Rafah, in a dwelling lit only by a small, battery-powered fluorescent strip. He proffers a misshapen right hand for a shake. Shrapnel from an Israeli tank shell broke Abu Samhadana's forearm in 2001. His hand looks caved in, his wrist bends grotesquely and his skin is unnaturally smooth and hairless, as though the limbs had been melted. For a tough guy like Abu Samhadana, such disfigurements are badges of authenticity. "Luckily," he says, "I shoot with my left hand...
Your reporting on Katrina has shown the world the ugly and the dark side of the U.S., the side where the color of the skin or the size of a bank account takes top priority. We all watched the agony and suffering of Americans, and we felt for them. Perhaps this is an opportunity for the U.S. to review its priorities and become more compassionate and morally obligated toward its own people. Next time, instead of preaching to other countries about human-rights issues, the U.S. should try to look more closely at what is happening at home. Shame...