Word: solomonic
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...campus has been a source of controversy since April 1969, when anti-war protestors stormed and occupied University Hall. In recent years, the battle over on-campus recruiting has centered on “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the Solomon Amendment, a federal law that allows the Pentagon to withhold federal funds from any university that denies military recruiters access to its campus...
Legal challenges to the Solomon Amendment were dismissed by a unanimous Supreme Court in March. Harvard has chosen to allow recruiters on campus rather than forgo the more than $400 million in federal funds that the University receives annually...
Frustration leads to overreaction. Patrick Cole, Australia's High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, was declared persona non grata by the government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Sept. 12. Sogavare's charge was that Cole was interfering in local politics and too frequently consulting opposition politicians. Canberra had argued strongly against a proposed inquiry into this year's riots in Honiara. Two M.P.s aligned with the government are in jail facing charges relating to the violence, which razed Chinatown. According to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Cole's expulsion was outrageous; he smells a rat. "The real motive...
While Sogavare was in the Big Apple, RAMSI officials were generating color and movement in Honiara. Working the grass roots, the mission set up community outreach stalls to promote its work. According to the Solomon Star newspaper, a young Canberra economist, Harry the Juggler, entertained the crowd while speaking in pidgin about economic reform; it was goofy but effective. RAMSI is popular with locals because it's brought better security, some services, and new infrastructure. RAMSI is a strange beast. It is not an occupying force, but remains in the Solomons at the invitation of the government...
...Special Coordinator James Batley, RAMSI has to win over the elite while breaking their hold on power, or at least their longstanding habits. His team is encountering two kinds of resistance-common bastardry and the equally corrosive Solomons passivity. Technically, RAMSI works in partnership with the country's government and people. Its performance is monitored by an eminent persons group from the Pacific Islands Forum. Yes, RAMSI is staffed by people from 14 nations in the South Pacific?as Batley, an Australian diplomat, stresses tirelessly. But there's no doubt that the mission is an Australian initiative. Without Canberra...