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...Albright cited Kosovo as the greatest achievement of her career as Secretary of State. It was the first act of the U.S. in the post-cold war era by which military action was used as a human-rights tool, and it opened a Pandora's box. It might be too early to call the operation a success. Drasko Jovanovic, Portland, Oregon...
...Kosovo as the greatest achievement of her career as Secretary of State. It might be too early to know what has been achieved in Kosovo. It was the first act of the U.S. in the post--cold war era by which military action was used as a human-rights tool, and it opened a Pandora's box. The outcome may be that the U.S. has gained a few million new friends but even more enemies. It might be too early to call the operation a success. Drasko Jovanovic, PORTLAND...
...Bethlehem makes him lonely. Religion made me lonely. One of my parents was a Hindu, the other a Catholic. I went to services of both faiths from time to time. My ex-wife persuaded me to become a Presbyterian, and now I am an agnostic. Religion has become a tool of intolerance, and extremism is now the norm. Humanism has been forgotten. Robert R. Mittoo, Calgary, Canada
Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director of the Gallup Organization's Center for Muslim Studies, says she was encouraged by the many Forum experts' view of religion as a neutral tool, rather than a force inherently good or evil. "People here understand that blaming religion for conflict is like blaming the gun for shooting someone," she says. Mogahed also hailed the initiatives launched by Noor and Sheikha Moza. But she couldn't help wondering about something that might undermine the Alliance's high-minded efforts. "I haven't seen a single American policy-maker here," she says. "Their lack of engagement, their...
...there is simply no practical difference between a HUPD officer and a Cambridge officer.It is well understood that police departments are required, upon request, to surrender records related to the exercise of their police powers, such as arrest and incident reports. Public scrutiny of such records is an indispensable tool for monitoring, and thereby preventing, any potential abuse of police powers. Nevertheless, campus police departments across the country—including HUPD—have argued that they, as subsidiaries of private entities, should not be bound by the same freedom of information standards that govern so-called...