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...stake was Reagan's determination to resume U.S. aid, both humanitarian and military, to the Nicaraguan contras who are trying to overthrow the Marxist Sandinista regime that has ruled since 1979. Faced with growing opposition in Congress to his plan, which even some Republicans view as unwise, the President went on a personal crusade for $14 million in assistance to the rebel forces. Reagan compared the disparate guerrilla factions, whom he calls freedom fighters, to America's Founding Fathers, and took to picturing their cause in terms little short of apocalyptic. Said Reagan: "We cannot have the U.S. walk away...
...offender. In addition, "there is a preference for finality," says Martin Guggenheim of New York University Law School. "The notion that a verdict can't be overturned based simply on more evidence is part of the American system of justice." Says Harvard's Alan Dershowitz: "The law has a stake in more than this case. It worries about the hundreds in prison who now may be inclined to have people retract testimony...
According to pro-divestment activists, Monday’s divestment from PetroChina made Harvard the first institutional investor to carry through on such a move. Though the action is largely symbolic given the University’s relatively small stake in PetroChina, it could set a precedent. Samantha Powers, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government, told The Crimson that although divestment is an “unproven tool” against genocide, Harvard’s decision might “unleash a contagion effect” among other institutions...
...however, many of the most vocal advocates of divestment seem unwilling to leave the spotlight. Manav K. Bhatnagar ’06, co-organizer of the website harvarddivest.org, called Monday’s decision an “incomplete action” until the University sells its very small stake in Sinopec, another Chinese company with ties to Sudan. Matthew W. Mahan ’05, an executive board member of the group Senior Gift Plus, also called on HMC to disclose all of its Sudan-related holdings...
...University President Lawrence H. Summers remained silent on the divestment issue during the five-month-long debate over Harvard’s holdings in the controversial oil stock PetroChina. But in private, Summers appears to have played a key role in encouraging the Harvard Corporation to sell its PetroChina stake in response to concerns about the oil firm’s links to Sudan...