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...every European acquaintance I asked about the Iraq invasion, including a German air-force general, said it would only make things worse. It was that simple. I'm surprised that Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and others didn't have that insight. I am afraid the fear of being labeled un-American and soft on terrorism was enough to quiet the voices of many in Washington who knew better. Jim Buckley Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany...
...long list of things he failed to do as he sat in the Green Zone. As violence worsened, electricity grew scarcer. Water supplies remained tight. Schools stayed shut. Oil revenues didn't materialize. With so many in Iraq wanting for so much, Maliki quickly became a sort of un-prime minister as people struggled to see any signs of meaningful accomplishments by his administration...
...becoming white.But, sometimes, it makes for a strained interaction. It first dawned on me that she might actually be white the first time—at age 18—I donned, or attempted to don, a backwards cap. Disapprovingly, she remarked that I looked “como un negro común y corriente”—or like a common black man. I was offended, largely because I had learned the fad from white, Final Club-attending Ivy Leaguers. I was offended, largely because when they wore that look, they were sportily preppy but when...
...He’s fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Persian, and says he speaks Arabic, Russian, Chinese, and American Sign Language “to a lesser degree.” What’s next? Hopefully Swahili. Not surprisingly, his dream job is to work for the UN. His cell phone is programmed in French and Iranian posters cover his walls. Kofi Annan, take note. Blockmate Ekua K. Nkyekyer ’07 relates a story of Terrelonge’s mad language skills. While riding on a bus together, she recalls, he held a conversation with...
...whose previous work has focused on natural selection in humans. Sabeti, like Wirth, was reached in Senegal—a country that ranks 11th worldwide in malaria prevalence, according to information from the United Nations University. In 2000, malaria affected 11.9 percent of the Senegalese population, according to the UN Development Programme. Malaria is a leading cause of death in the developing world, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Between 350 and 500 million cases of malaria emerge each year, and another African child under the age of five dies from the disease every 40 seconds, according...