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...expanding religious dimension to the insurgency presents fresh challenges for the U.S. as it tries to stamp out the resistance and prepare Iraq for self-rule. U.S. officials have long believed that jihadists threaten the stability of Iraq because of their willingness to commit suicide attacks, even against civilians. Saddam's arrest may have enhanced the appeal of jihadist groups to Iraqis. A senior U.S. intelligence official in Washington says jihadist leaders are rallying recruits by telling them that "now that Saddam's gone, the U.S. doesn't have the excuse of being there to eliminate the old regime...
...mass culture to the era of individual culture. Ask the music-biz professionals, if you can talk them off the ledges outside their offices. Album sales were down more than 5% from 2002's already dismal results, thanks largely to illegal music downloading. Legitimate online sellers like iTunes threaten to kill the album, the format that made entertainers into auteurs in the rock era, and to usher in the era of every man his own mix master. The movie industry has not been as badly hit by piracy--yet--but it went through a summer of surefire hits (Hulk...
Furthermore, for those members of the University community who may think Solomon is a parochial issue only involving gays and lesbians, think again. While the Solomon Amendment addresses Congressional displeasure over the barring of military recruiters, Congress may next decide to threaten withholding federal funding if universities distribute condoms, or offer abortion counseling or teach evolution. Challenging the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment is essential then to maintaining basic academic freedom at Harvard. President Summers fails as our leader unless he defends the very core principle on which the free exchange of ideas is based...
Annual losses of about $25,000 threaten to close the convenient store housed in Cabot basement, but students were told last week that if they can make Celeris break even next semester they will have saved their store...
...hours, it seems logical to err on the side of being overstaffed rather than understaffed, the current state of affairs. Also, though we certainly enjoy security officers who are known to be friendly personalities in the Houses, we need guards to be imposing when necessary to those who may threaten our community...