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None of those techniques are legal under strict readings of international law. The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is perhaps the most relevant legal baseline, and it was interpreted by the first Bush Administration to mean that detainees should be protected from cruel...
Hardly. Just six days after Van der Veer took the helm, internal memos leaked to the press suggested that other top Shell executives still in office, including Van der Veer, may have known about the reserves problem as early as two years ago. Van der Veer vigorously denied the charges...
Horan’s unpleasant experience in English class helped narrow her interests, eventually leading her to the economics concentration. Last December she decided to apply for summer internships through spring recruiting. Landing a spot is seen as a direct ticket to a permanent job and the envy of less...
The fact is, if the administration can not reassure Kim that he does not need nukes—and it appears that Bush has already failed that diplomatic test—we will have to choose from a uniformly unpleasant set of feasible responses. The inevitable risks of any conceivable...
Harvard’s Senior Gift Committee thinks that graduating students should be hectored until they fork over some cash. Indeed, putting the screws to seniors who have reasons not to contribute—e.g., “I’m broke” or “I...