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...must consider any proposal that does not clearly reflect these principles of justice with suspicion. So-called “pragmatic solutions” dampen our cause’s urgency so that the amazing coalition which has arisen to respond to this crisis will dissipate by the time that increases in the cost of living have driven workers back into poverty. Sure, there will be people willing to rebuild the coalition, and do whatever it takes to make Harvard confront the crisis of poverty again. But the administration has an opportunity now to show that committees and other...
...sure, these shifts in the Muslim media and public opinion have been subtle. Even with many Afghans rejoicing in recent weeks, "there is no love affair with the U.S.," says Fawaz Gerges, author of America and Political Islam. "Suspicion still runs very deep in most Arab countries about America's war aims." Many Muslim commentators are still exercised about U.S. policy toward Israel and its Arab neighbors. "If the U.S. decides to go after other Arab or Muslim countries," Gerges predicts, "there will be a major outcry." Despite the recent calm, in other words, the U.S. still has a long...
INDONESIA Game Over for Tommy Detectives finally tracked down the fugitive son of former dictator Suharto, after a year on the run. Hutomo Mandala Putra, 39, nicknamed "Tommy," grinned at the crowds gathered around the police station where he was questioned on suspicion of involvement in various crimes, including murder. Jakarta?s police chief said Tommy was found at a house in Bintaro, southwest of the capital, and would face charges relating to illegal arms possession and the murder of a Supreme Court judge who had sentenced him to 18 months for corruption last year. Tommy had later skipped bail...
When U.S. biotech firm advanced Cell Technology announced last week that it had cloned the first human embryo, Europeans greeted the news with a mixture of interest, suspicion and revulsion. Scientists are keen to explore cloning as a potential source of embryonic stem cells, which could be used to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, but many question the validity of ACT's results...
...After two decades of fighting, defections and double-crosses, suspicion and betrayal are the guiding principles of any smart Afghan operator. Atta, for example, once fought with the Taliban. Dostum allied himself with Soviet forces during occupation; when they left, he sided with and then betrayed their successor, ill-fated President Najibullah, before being given up himself by onetime ally Abdul Malik. Much of the Taliban's sweeping success came from confronting the atomized, warring mujahedin factions with a nearly psychotic demand for uniformity. "The mujahedin say they are together now, but in reality no alliance ever lasts for long...