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...hype in Warsaw notwithstanding, democracy has never been the linchpin of U.S. foreign policy. During the Cold War, the very term "democratic" was simply a synonym for anticommunist - Suharto, Mobutu, Generals Diem and Pinochet, the medieval Islamists who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan and many other dodgy candidates were all in the "democratic" camp, remember. Even since communism's decisive defeat has allowed Washington to abandon such questionable company, it's simply not true to proclaim democracy as the basis for U.S. foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There's More to Life than Democracy, Madeleine | 6/30/2000 | See Source »

...First-Year Student: 1. What you will be in September. 2. Gender-neutral term for "freshman." Synonym: yardling...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvardisms: Harvard for Beginners | 6/23/2000 | See Source »

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