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...because a fellow SEAL who lived through the same nightmare that night has come forward with an even more damning chain of events than Kerrey admits to, his private pain is reopening hard questions about war, memory and guilt. The tangled tale of ambiguous acts, conflicting recollections and tragic carnage embodies the madness that was the Vietnam War. So here we are, faced with another judgment to make in the endless reckoning of damages inflicted by that disastrous conflict...
Undoubtedly, Secretary Powell’s strong and entirely appropriate action saved many lives and ensured that the current uneasy standoff did not erupt into a wider and more tragic conflict. The fact remains, however, that the Bush administration has not articulated, let alone put into action, any strategy aimed at getting the Middle East peace process back on track. Powell’s reaction was just that, a reaction. The United States has vital national security interests at stake and a peaceful, prosperous Middle East is what our foreign policy should be striving...
Anyone who has seen a Japanese pop music show on TV knows what he means, but the condescending tone quickly becomes grating. And in fact there was something tragic about the Japanese attempts to be "civilized"; for the harder they tried, the more ridiculous they seemed in the eyes of many of those they sought to impress. It also earned Japan an unfair reputation of being a nation of kitschy copycats. This left a lot of bruised feelings...
While his potential finale lacks the sentimental appeal of Birtwell's, it's something that deserved to be seen by more than a handful of people. There's something tragic about a no-hitter that nobody sees...
There is also something tragic about a great athletic program that not enough people see. Prior to last year, Walsh's teams had won four straight division titles and three Ivy championships. Good things are happening at O'Donnell Field. It's sad when no one is there to watch-especially when it's a pretty popular sport. This isn't our awesome women's squash team I'm complaining for here. It's the national pastime...