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...Zaghawa - part of a tribe of black Saharans equally at home in Darfur, Chad and the oases of the Libyan Sahara. Armed by Sudan and Libya, he stormed across the Chadian savanna from rear bases in Darfur and seized power in 1990. Paris ordered its troops to stand aside, congratulated the coup maker and renewed its military cooperation pact with Chad...
Chadian civilians and Darfurian refugees alike stand in the path of this fast-moving war. If there was ever a need for international troops to protect them, the time is now. But European leaders must recognize that France's military mission is protecting Déby, not Chadian civilians. Europe stands on the brink of entangling itself in a neocolonial war in Africa. It is not clear that it can salvage the high principle of protecting the victims of war amid the ongoing carnage and chaos...
Aside from her “democratic” credentials, supporters of Bhutto have sought to portray her as both fiercely secular and against terrorism. This too does not stand up to scrutiny...
Inside the fortified converted hotel about a hundred middle-aged men in dark jackets jostle and speculate between 10 a.m. and noon three days a week. Since 2004, trading has been done the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper. Buyers shout at or call into their brokers, who stand around a series of white dry-erase boards that list each company's share buy and sell price. A man in the back takes out a pair of opera classes to read the writing on the wall. Once a sale is final, buyers wait 15 to 20 days...
...because students are less likely to pile up food they can’t carry to their tables, and therefore are likely to only take what they can eat. Finally, this reduction in consumption could have an effect on individual student health: Not only will students be forced to stand up and walk to the kitchen when they’re still hungry, but they’re likely to avoid the excessive eating that trays so frequently encourage. Essentially, the trayless dining initiative presents a win-win situation for HUDS and the Harvard community at large. We hope that...