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...also an untimely one: five years later, in 2003, journalist Wendell Steavenson arrived in Iraq to "learn more about the locked-in years of Saddam's regime" and chose Sachet as the prism through which those years might best be refracted. In the resulting book, The Weight of a Mustard Seed (the title is a quote from the Koran), she tries to understand why Iraqis who deplored what was happening to their country became Saddam's accomplices. "How," she asks, "do ordinary little human cogs make up a torture machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Path to Evil in Saddam's Iraq | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...stopped.” Dershowitz said he called the student group’s spokesperson to confirm that Hampshire had divested from Israel, and that he did not want to launch a campaign to stop donations to the college unless the college had divested. The divestment debate carries particular weight at the Amherst, Mass. college, as it was the first U.S. college to divest from South Africa in 1977. Leaders of the student group have accused Dershowitz—whose son attended Hampshire—of threatening them and the college in an act of “academic bullying...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dershowitz Defends Investments in Israel | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...what you bring to the table—the knowledge and background you have.” Kelleher supported his former player’s leadership ability, citing his maturity despite his youth. The newly hired coach’s tender age will create an interesting dynamic in the weight room next year. Current Harvard football captain Carl D. Ehrlich ’09-’10 and a few other players were on Harvard’s team at the same time Frazier was playing for Brown, Ehrlich said. But Ehrlich added that he thought his new coach?...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Names New Strength and Conditioning Director | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...Connor (157) led the Crimson on the mat, with undefeated weekends.“I can’t say enough about [the captains],” Weiss said. “I think they are the best in the country in their weights.”HARVARD 33, WAGNER 10Harvard hosted Wagner at the Malkin Athletic Center on Saturday evening to complete its three-match weekend. Both teams forfeited the 125 weight class, and Wagner jumped to a 7-0 lead with wins at 133 and 141.The Crimson responded by taking five of the next six matches, with...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Home Cooking Sparks Grapplers on Weekend Set | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...before executing them. In this case, while the Pope may have meant for the reinstatement to help heal the growing rifts within the Catholic Church, it led to an unforeseen result: a serious objection by the international community. The Pope should have vetted Williamson more extensively, understanding the great weight of his decision to reinstate him and taking into account the offense to the Jewish community that such a choice would cause. Another troubling aspect of the Pope’s recent course of action is how it reflects a greater rightward movement of the church since Pope Benedict XVI?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Bishop Mishap | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

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