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...they often do—from people who do not also criticize the U.S. war in Afghanistan (and elsewhere) in response to Sept. 11. To maintain a modicum of consistency, anyone who takes issue with Israel’s military actions must also take issue with the U.S. war??for the two countries’ fights are two battles in the same...
...then the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took a turn for the worse. Vicious suicide bombings became near daily occurrences, killing 42 Israeli civilians since Passover. In return, Ariel Sharon declared “war?? and sent tanks into the West Bank. The Israeli Defense Force has spent the past week besieging Yasser Arafat’s headquarters, raiding homes, and destroying everything and everyone in its path...
...United States should also classify the detainees as “prisoners of war?? instead of unlawful combatants. U.S. officials have made the argument that the detainees do not technically match the definition of a prisoner of war since they did not carry their weapons openly, wear uniforms, or have any military insignia. However, this argument overlooks the fact that the combatants were part of a military hierarchy and were fighting under a central command. The lack of uniforms and the manner in which they carried their weapons does not make them any less of a fighting force...
...Summers and his colleagues have been very supportive of those in uniform. He’s pushing to increase funding, has written us letters of support and has even allowed us a page in the yearbook. ROTC, it appears, is finally winning its “30-Years War?? with “John Harvard.” Yet, a war among our own people is not what we seek. We truly seek compromise and friendship. In the coming months when HROTCA holds its meetings and events, I encourage everyone to come, regardless of personal opinions. These open...
...unorthodox” manner in which Harvard cadets receive funding and has made a personal appeal to the editors of Harvard’s yearbook to include ROTC in this year’s edition. ROTC—originally banished from campus during the Vietnam War??has been barred since 1994 because the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy violates Harvard’s non-discrimination rules. Currently, Harvard students who wish to participate in ROTC must travel to MIT, but their costs...