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...Uncharted Legal Territory," you quoted law professor Robert Turner, who stated, "If we err too far on the side of civil liberties, an awful lot of Americans could lose their lives" [WAR ON TERROR, June 24]. But civil liberties are strongly associated with greater safety and security for the average citizen. Just think of countries without them: Afghanistan under the Taliban, Iraq, Chile under Pinochet, Somalia. Then ask yourself how safe you would feel living in those countries. I would not feel very safe living in a country where the government can arrest and detain indefinitely any citizen it chooses...
...Employers are unwilling to come into a neighborhood that is essentially black and Latin,” said councilor Charles Turner, who represents Roxbury. “Maybe Harvard is thinking that in five or 10 years, more people in the neighborhood will have been moved out and they would feel more comfortable bringing in what is essentially a white operation...
...prosecutors admit there are no firm rules on detaining combatants. "We are in uncharted legal territory here," says one. And some experts believe security trumps due process. "If we err too far on the side of civil liberties, an awful lot of Americans could lose their lives," says Robert Turner, a University of Virginia law professor...
More importantly, the Crimson’s depth created mismatches galore for its opponents. Lee was playing at No. 5 singles, while sophomores Cliff Nguyen and Mark Riddell filled in at Nos. 3 and 4. The final singles spot was a rotation of sophomore George Turner, Choo and sophomore Chris Chiou—all of whom had played at higher positions earlier in their Crimson careers...
That seems the case with Woody Allen, 66, whose Hollywood Ending, his 32nd film as writer-director, is now on display. So is a documentary, Woody Allen: A Life in Film, handsomely produced by TIME contributor Richard Schickel and airing May 18 on Turner Classic Movies, along with an 18-film retrospective. Thus Woodyphiles and Woodyphobes alike have the chance not only to hear the auteur discuss his body of work but also to measure the early movies against the more recent stuff. Alas, it's no contest. Youth wins again...