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...Harvard presidents moving into the second half of the 20th century, the turmoil of the times precluded announcements of sweeping reforms. Though later he would prove to be a great mover and shaker in the world of education, Conant claimed he had no great plans for changes at the University. Bok, speaking in the midst of the Vietnam War, told the small audience assembled in University Hall that he hoped to “renew a vision of our future that will rally faculty, students, staff and alumni to the effort that our special resources permit, and the circumstances...
Since Fire came out only days after the attacks, Junger’s book tour has less been about fire, whales or diamonds and more about trying to offer his perspective, having seen first-hand the conflict and turmoil of Afghanistan. “Events now seem so important, so delicate.... Every so often, my publisher has to call and say, ‘Hey, you’re trying to sell this book,’” he explained at a reading for WordsWorth Books last week. As an inquisitive audience grilled him on Afghanistan, his time...
...that we are responsible for the conditions leading to the current violence while refusing to examine other influences. The relationships we are confronting are extraordinarily complex and multifaceted, whereas the intellectuals would have us believe that our policies are almost solely responsible for the widespread political and moral turmoil in the Muslim world today. Very few professors I have heard have asked the question, “What is unique about Islam that is creating this violence?” or, “Why are all but one Islamic country undemocratic?” There is a basic?...
INDIA The country has shared intelligence information about Islamic extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the U.S. New Delhi's big worry: more Islamic turmoil in Pakistan...
Staph had done it. He finally made it after all of those years of turbulence and turmoil. He was a story waiting to be told...