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...argues that divestment would be inappropriate for a University. He states that institutions of higher learning should not try to impose their views of society, economics, or politics on the rest of the world. Divestment would threaten freedom of speech in the University, and further, it might lead to financial losses, thereby impairing the University's principal goals of educating young people and pursuing research...
...Divestment would be inappropriate because it violates the sacred and limited mission of the University. It would be inappropriate because institutions of higher education should not use their power to impose political and economic views on organizations and individuals beyond the campus. It would be inappropriate because it would threaten freedom of opinion within the University while exposing Harvard to coercion from without. It would be inappropriate because it would violate the trust of Harvard's benefactors, incurring financial loss and diverting University funds from their intended, rightful purpose...
...tries to hear teachers and speak to fellow pupils via a telephone hookup. Ryan is a hemophiliac who contracted acquired immunodeficiency syndrome last winter through a blood transfusion. Although Indiana state health officials say that students with AIDS can attend school as long as their condition does not threaten others, District Superintendent of Schools J.O. Smith decided to bar Ryan from classrooms, calling AIDS "the most scary of all communicable diseases." Ryan's parents have sued school officials, claiming discrimination...
...recent past, the terrorist actions of the hijackers more likely reflect extreme desperation and fear, instead of the well thought out political maneuvering Mr. Kahn attributes to them. Finally, Mr. Kahn's call for the U.S. to "unite with Israel and other supporters and crush those who threaten our security" strikes me as a pathetically unnecessary goal. The Shiites of Lebanon as well as most other Lebanese seem to be already pretty thoroughly crushed...
...allow those who take us hostage to achieve their anti-American, anti-Semitic goals. Do not in the crisis divide our own nation and threaten our good relation with our foremost ally in one of the world's most vital regions. We must unite with Israel and other supporters and crush those who threaten our security. Our retaliation must be swift and severe. Americans should make perfectly clear in the Middle East and all over the world that the taking of innocent lives and citizens will never divide those who stand for freedom...