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...going to be intimidated by thugs and assassins. We will not cut and run from the people who want freedom." U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH, on his determination to maintain control and transfer governing power to Iraqis in June...
Peter identifies with Horan: after applying to 20 companies during fall recruiting, he didn’t receive a single job offer. What makes Peter’s situation different (and arguably worse) is that he transferred to Harvard during his junior year from another Ivy League school to stave off future rejection. Now, with the fear of having to move back to Michigan to live with his family, he regrets the transfer. “I thought coming here would give me additional opportunities,” he says, “but ironically I feel like I have...
...what of Peter, the jaded transfer student? Facing rejection at every corner, he has coped by applying for as many jobs as possible. Two weeks ago, on the night of our interview, he was waiting to hear if he had received a job as a researcher-writer for Let’s Go. He doubted he would get the call that his friends had been receiving all week. In response to the suggestion that he might be an alternate, he doesn’t mince words. “Being an alternate is de facto rejection...
...supplicant role, sending a delegation on Wednesday to implore Sistani to intervene. But the Grand Ayatollah has problems of his own with the Coalition and the IGC, and has been agitating against the U.S.-brokered interim constitution which grants veto power to ethnic minorities and also for rapid transfer of power to a democratically elected government. Indeed, Moqtada Sadr has enthusiastically championed the same demands in the course of his rebellion, which is nonetheless a power play in which the radical Islamist hopes to eclipse the influence of rival Shiite leaders, including Sistani...
...American policies in Iraq must undergo serious reform before the U.S. can transfer power to a new Iraqi government. As the June 30 deadline for handing over sovereignty comes closer, what happens in Iraq has the potential to be either a wonderful victory for democracy or a blight on America's foreign-policy record. The next few months will be crucial. Troops and money alone will not establish security and sovereignty; more nation-building techniques must be applied. Aggressive and proactive civic action is essential for a successful June transition. Sarah J. Lippitt Alexandria...