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...evidence in Britain as in Germany, France and Italy—on the political right, as well as the left. Nazi and fascist characterizations of America barely differ in either tone or content from those of the extreme left. During the Cold War years, the presence of the Soviet threat??perceived a greater evil—muted disdain for America. But once this danger disappeared, old antipathies reemerged with new strength in a Europe that was about to embark on an unprecedented state-building process of a scale and scope unmatched in human history...

Author: By Andrei S. Markovits, | Title: Anti-American Since 1776 | 9/24/2003 | See Source »

...choice, the smaller the perceived risk that comes along with it. “First responders” aren’t getting smallpox vaccinations because, though the risk of the smallpox vaccine may be very low, the benefit—protection from an apparently non-existent threat??is smaller...

Author: By David Ropeik, | Title: Risky Business | 5/23/2003 | See Source »

...immense national security threat,” or it might involve a variety of other complex considerations. As far as my memory serves, the terrorist hunt that led the American military into Afghanistan after the World Trade Center attacks was of the “war vs. security threat?? variety. Having watched hundreds of their fellow citizens come to a fiery demise, most reasonable Americans deemed it necessary to destroy the al Qaeda network, and the Taliban regime that harbored it, in order to prevent future terrorist attacks. No doubt, countless thousands of Americans—the friends...

Author: By Alexander B. Ginsberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting The Last Laugh | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

...Crimson, on the other hand, struggled to establish its offense due to poor serve-receiving and passing. As a team, Harvard swung for a paltry –.015 kill percentage and sophomore middle hitter Kaego Ogbechie—normally the team’s leading offensive threat??had an uncharacteristically quiet night, notching just nine kills in three games while hitting an unusually...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Loses Control in Ivy Race | 11/12/2002 | See Source »

Both professors agreed the current focus on Iraq is distracting the administration from what Little argued was the more serious threat??al-Qaeda...

Author: By William C. Martin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Clash of Civilizations’ Author Calls for Restraint | 10/18/2002 | See Source »

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