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...Department has remembered all that high-minded rhetoric about helping Afghanistan build a stable, prosperous democracy. This year, the administration has actually requested funding for humanitarian aid: nearly 1 percent of what they have requested for six months of war. The administration has tried to play this as a triumph of humanitarianism—more evidence that America builds up with one hand what it tears down with the other. But the numbers tell a different story. This administration’s focus is on war, not humanitarianism...
...February, Saddam himself telegraphed his intention to use unorthodox forces to hinder a U.S. invasion in televised appearances certainly monitored by U.S analysts. Maybe they dismissed his declarations as bombast. Last week he even listed Baath militia, tribal warriors and the Fedayeen by name when explaining how he would triumph, and then publicly commended them: "Under various names and descriptions, the Iraqi mujahedin are inflicting serious losses on the enemy...
...ideas out in the open, shine a light on them and let the competition begin. Debate on a foundation of data and logic and the most robust ideas will triumph. It is in a free marketplace of ideas that the best thinking prevails...
Those in attendance witnessed the Harvard first varsity’s sixth straight triumph over Northeastern and its largest victory over the Huskies since 1968. The race was a showdown of the No. 1 and No. 2 crews in the East and the No. 3 and No. 5 crews in the nation, but the favored Harvard crew kept the race from being close...
Harvard boats fell in the third varsity and freshman events, but a battling win in the second varsity race gave the Crimson its second triumph...