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Dunster House’s hopes of victory came close to being shattered by Cabot House in a semifinal game that the announcers called “one of the greatest games in dodgeball history.” As the theme from “Star Wars?? blasted over the loudspeaker, Cabot was on the brink of moving on to the championship round. Dunster House, however, made some key catches and held on to come from behind and eliminate Cabot from the tournament...
Perhaps Americans were open to the “war on terror” because of their conversance with the war metaphor. Recent years have borne such concepts as the “war on drugs,” the “science wars?? and the “Freud wars,” numbing us all to the strength and literal meaning of the word “war.” Referring to this problem, philosopher of science Ian Hacking wrote a few years ago, “Metaphors influence the mind in many unnoticed...
...what lies ahead, the New York Times reported last week on an episode of street theater by a group called “Billionaires for Bush,” which gathered outside a posh Republican fundraiser in the City, chanting mock slogans like “Four More Wars?? and “Re-Elect Rove.” A group advocating for the poor has already vowed to erect “Bushville” tent cities around the convention site, and websites like rncnotwelcome.org offer resources to New Yorkers and travelers who seek...
...often the case with the Bush administration, there’s much less there than meets the eye. Bush’s flagship efforts in the War on Terror have undeniably been his two traditional nation-on-nation wars??in Afghanistan and Iraq. How have they made us safer? Well, Afghanistan is probably the more successful of the two, considering that (unlike Saddam Hussein’s regime) the Taliban was actually giving material support to al Qaeda, and is now no longer in a position to do so. But how long will that last? Bush?...
...armed forces of other countries—particularly in Israel, the first country ever to conscript women. Since the country’s independence in 1948, the Israeli armed forces have drafted both men and women without any hindrance to their ability to fight and win wars??wars that, in fact, could not possibly have been won without women. For decades, Israeli women have served their country by working in technology, intelligence and other behind-the-scenes positions crucial for military effort. Their work in these non-combative roles allowed more men to move to the front lines...