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...past two decades? In 1991 he voted against the Gulf War, which he now says he was in favor of. Twelve years later, he voted in favor of the Iraq war, which he now tells us he was against. Then he voted against the $87 billion for reconstruction and troop support while telling us that of course he supports both the reconstruction and the troops...
...together as a community,” says recent convert Susan Lieu ’07. Max A. Newman ’07 is responsible for Lieu’s newfound hobby. Newman has introduced what he calls “guerrilla warfare tactics” to form a troop of dedicated contra enthusiasts. The craze has spread from his Grays East entryway all the way to Straus—and this Fairbanks, Alaska native has big plans for expansion...
...Bush Administration's drive to turn over sovereignty and reduce the U.S. troop presence in Iraq in time for the climax of the presidential campaign may hang in the balance. The U.S. plan, unveiled in November, calls for regional caucuses to appoint representatives to an interim legislature. Sistani aides say he suspects this method would allow the Americans and to a lesser degree the Governing Council--the U.S.-appointed group of transitional Iraqi leaders--to engineer the results to their liking. In an effort to mollify Sistani, the U.S. last week persuaded U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to dispatch...
...report was the best description I have read anywhere of what our feelings should be in response to the sacrifices of those in the services. Susan Luitjens Columbus, U.S. The Year in Pictures James Hill's picture of a dead Iraqi soldier lying on the ground as a U.S. troop convoy passed by was in your selection of "The Best Photos of the Year" [Dec. 22]. While that photo conveys the horrific reality of the war, it is unbelievable that TIME would publish a picture of a dead Iraqi soldier and not also show dead American soldiers. Are Iraqis...
James Hill's picture of a dead Iraqi soldier lying on the ground as a U.S. troop convoy passed by was in your selection of the year's best photos. While that photo conveys the horrific reality of the war, it is unbelievable that TIME would publish a picture of a dead Iraqi soldier and not also show dead American soldiers. Are Iraqis any less human than Americans? I wish the U.S. media, especially TIME, would show the same respect for all human beings and not run any photos of dead soldiers. KATHERINE J. HARRISON Silver Spring...