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Like no other natural disaster in living memory, the Asian tsunami induced a planetary torrent of sorrow, followed by a massive outpouring of money and supplies from public and private sources that at times overwhelmed the relief workers and government agencies trying to deliver water, food and medicine to those in greatest danger. The Bush Administration pledged an initial sum of $15 million and was promptly pilloried for offering aid inadequate to the scale of the disaster. (In the initial count, 15 Americans were reported dead.) Stung by criticism of the U.S.'s perceived parsimony, the Administration increased the contribution...
...More significant, however, is the steady torrent of rebukes directed at Barghouti from within the ranks of his natural base, the militant grassroots of Fatah who serve as the shock troops of the current intifadah via the al-Aksa Martyr's Brigade and other militia. They have been even more urgent and insistent in demanding that Barghouti drop out of the race in the name of the unity emphasized by all Palestinian factions in the wake of Yasser Arafat's passing. "We are against the candidacy of Marwan because it is contrary to the decision of the central committee...
Despite the torrent of criticism from divestment backers, Harvard Students for Israel President Sunny Yudkoff ’06 offered support for Summers’ remarks...
...game delayed an hour due to a late-arriving referee crew, the Crimson unleashed a torrent of third-period goals to turn a tight contest into a laugher...
...past four years, President George W. Bush has spewed forth a torrent of abominable policy, nearly all of it adversely affecting the college-aged generation. The most visibly dangerous policy for young Americans is the ever-rising death toll in an unnecessary war in Iraq. But we are also concerned that younger generations will not receive the benefits of social security and Medicare, and we worry that the spiraling national debt will substantially increase their tax burden. We take issue with Bush’s mortgaging of the environment in deference to corporate interests. And based on Bush?...