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WHAT THEY CAN'T DO: Can't spot faces, so they're not particularly useful for finding Osama bin Laden
Many ISI men harbor bitterness too, over the way the U.S. built them up as a useful tool in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union, then turned away when the war ended. A sizable portion of ISI rank and file embraces Islamic fundamentalism, and even if the top brass...
So the U.S. needs other silent partners for the search--like locals and rebels tied to the Northern Alliance. But exaggeration and contradictions color their tales, and their sources inhabit the north while bin Laden is more likely holed up in the Pashtun territory of the south and east. Saudi...
Light readily admits that despite the apparent simplicity of his recommendations, in practice they often are far more complicated. But he maintains that his type of research can be useful even when schools are operating under constraints.
As I am writing this, it has suddenly occurred to me that Cambridge is a perfect microcosm of Harvard. From the Pit to Sandrine’s, Cambridge runs the gamut. One part Abercrombie & Fitch + two parts Jasmine Sola + three quarters Cardullos = well rounded college town. Each store in the...