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...little inkling of the risks of going after al-Sadr. It had been obvious for months that they could not stabilize Iraq until rabble militias like the Mahdi Army were dismantled. But even some inside the Administration wonder why Bremer acted now, given the imperative of maintaining the tenuous support of the Shi'ite population in the run-up to the handover of sovereignty. "It wasn't our decision," said Brigadier General Hertling, whose units lost eight men in the initial fire fight with al-Sadr's men last week. An aide to an Iraqi Governing Council member called...
...Paris just before the Nazi occupation with a hearty dash of scandal, intrigue and romance. Sounds like a recipe for potential disaster, and it too often is. Although Rappeneau’s recreation of this war-torn era is undeniably excellent, his grasp of plot and characters is tenuous at best and not enough to redeem the film’s many faults...
Secondly, likening American “empire” to the British empire is a tenuous analogy at best. A good historian cannot place one historical template over another without qualification, least of all over the present day. The United States cannot be so blatantly an empire precisely because it isn’t the 19th century anymore—like it or not, world opinion is now more powerful, self-determination and nationalism are movements to be contended with, and there is at least a rhetoric of democracy that is to be upheld. Ferguson’s likening...
...when topics like creating a women’s center—an issue all these groups care about—comes up, Harvard women lack one united voice which can take on the administration. While many groups have worked together in the past, the relationships are still tenuous and underutilized. An official, united front would be much stronger...
Lewis’ Dartmouth squad has a tenuous hold on a second-place tie—and a first-round bye—while Reese’s Crimson looks to shore up sixth place and a home-ice series...