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...Sean MacFarland, the commander of U.S. forces in Ramadi, knows another powerful man when he sees one. MacFarland understood immediately the sway Sheik Abdul Sittar holds in Ramadi when he met the tribal leader for the first time in August. "The walls were just lined with guys in the sheik robes," MacFarland says, describing the scene at Sittar's compound when he arrived for a formal meeting with the sheik shortly after assuming command in the area. Among Sittar's guests that day were local police officials who often fail to turn up for meetings called by the governor...
...task force’s latest idea—a vaguely-stated “what it means to be a human being” requirement—seems to be reaching towards this realization, but it looks to have been tacked on as an afterthought, not fully understood even by its proponents...
...officer, appointed by then-University President Lawrence H. Summers, he set out to transform the provostship into a driving force for interdisciplinary reform. Taking office “with an understanding that the job was going to change,” Hyman told The Crimson, “I understood we were...going to expand far beyond Neil Rudenstine’s five initial cross-disciplinary initiatives, and we’ve done that. Disciplinary boundaries are breaking down everywhere.” Hyman’s efforts, though, have occasionally met with resistance from what he calls...
...also understood, however, that this was about people’s homes, and as a good neighbor, it was important that any agreement serve the Charlesview mission and its residents. The three-year conversation between Charlesview and Harvard has kept Josephine’s expressed concerns and principles at the forefront. The discussion has focused on the elements of a shared future—how to preserve the housing and the mission that brought Charlesview to life many years ago; how to ensure that Charlesview and the hope it gave to hundreds of families will exist many years hence...
...vacant and neighbors are being displaced. We recognize that some of our neighbors may have differing opinions and even living conditions. We respect those opinions and believe that ultimately we are all fighting for the same thing: better conditions and a better quality of life. It must be understood, however, that the responsibility for correcting those conditions lies with the Charlesview board of directors. This is not Harvard’s problem to resolve...