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...lesser reporter than Steavenson (a former TIME colleague) would have found the task of building a story around an absent protagonist too daunting. The book examines the darkness at the heart of Saddam's Iraq: the ever-present fear and the collaboration with evil it engendered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Path to Evil in Saddam's Iraq | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

Remaking Basra is no small task. Caught in the cross fire of the Iran-Iraq war and Iraq's occupation and retreat from Kuwait, brutally punished for uprisings against Saddam Hussein only to see his tyranny give way to the mob rule of Shi'ite militias, both the city and the province of Basra have sustained deep wounds over three decades. British forces and government agencies based in Basra after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion expected to be received as liberators. But they failed to convince locals that they could deliver on their promises of reconstruction and development, leaving young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebuilding Basra | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...opportune time for the Crimson. Fitzgerald’s January departure was followed closely by assistant strength director Daniel Perlmutter’s decision to take a position at Duke, leaving assistant director Timothy Mullen, coaching assistant Shauna Forsyth, and two full-time interns with the daunting task of providing equal attention to every squad without an administrative head...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Frazier Named Strength Coach | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...Harry Mattison, an Allston resident and a member of the Harvard Allston Task Force, said he was wary of Faust’s overtures in the letter...

Author: By June Q. Wu and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard To Delay Allston Construction | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...chart a course that will keep the American auto industry afloat. Enter Ron Bloom. President Obama has scrapped his initial plan for a "car czar", but Bloom - who has strong ties to private banking and labor - will reportedly serve in a high-profile advisory role on an automobile task force at the Department of the Treasury. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ron Bloom, Obama's Car Non-Czar | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

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