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...long as Abu Deraa enjoys al-Sadr's tacit protection, he won't be easy to run down. U.S. forces believed they had him surrounded in Sadr City last month, but the militia leader narrowly escaped. A U.S. air strike is believed to have killed several of his closest fighters and severed an arm of one of his sons. "This is an honor for him, me and the family," Abu Deraa told TIME. The victims of Abu Deraa's brutality can only hope there are more such honors in store...
...whom senior government and military officials have publicly labeled "enemies of the state" for their alleged links to the outlawed New People's Army (N.P.A.), a communist rebel group that has fought the government in Manila for nearly four decades. This practice of "red-labeling," says Amnesty, sends a tacit signal to the Philippine military and other security forces?which many Filipinos believe are behind the killings?that murdering political opponents...
...Iran actually want many of the same things in Iraq, and it makes perfect sense for them to cooperate. It's a self-defeating policy of the Bush administration to fail to recognize Iran as a tacit ally in Iraq. For more of Professor Cole's insights on Iraq, read his excellent daily blog Informed Comment...
...universities themselves benefit from the wider exchange of ideas that arises from diverse student bodies. What about for homosexual applicants? Until recently, Harvard has been quite a hostile place for gay students to go to school. From secret courts in the early 20th century charged with evicting homosexuals to tacit ostracism that continues to some degree today, Harvard’s history with gay students isn’t one of its shining achievements. Thus it would seem that a “minority” sexual orientation would fit the bill for affirmative action. Gay students are likely...
...want to help, and in our offers are tacit presumptions about the right way to heal...