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BAGHDAD: The Islamic holy month of Ramadan began at dawn Saturday in Iraq, but that doesn't make a bit of difference to the Pentagon. "Bill Cohen's word all along has been that the U.S. wouldn't 'initiate' an attack during Ramadan," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "But they won't stop now before they're finished." That meant a fourth round of air strikes in Baghdad Saturday...
...word on personal liberties:As citizens of a republic where rights are protected by written constitutions, we enjoy such privileges as freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association and a right to privacy. At Home, however, no protection of rights exists. The visitor at Home should understand and expect that personal liberties may be curtailed. Freedom to assemble with one's friends, for example, or freedom to express one's opinions about certain divisive issues-particularly in a public forum, including a holiday meal-may be suspended without notice. In most cases, resistance is futile. Visitors should also...
...more civilized countries, and the Kitchen where natives of Home often indulge in excessive culinary delights. Be aware that as a visitor, you will be expected to consume large amounts of local fare. Refusal to accept native cuisine will in many cases be considered a personal insult. (Note: The word "snack," common in native vocabulary, is often used to describe the local custom of consuming food every five minutes.) In the evenings, attractions may include rented movies, video games, visits from tribal chieftains from remote regions and little brothers rolling around on the floor in front...
Wall Street greeted the air strikes right after the close of trading Wednesday with all the excitement of a mid-season basketball game, and Thursday is about the same. "There was absolutely no sense of real worry or panic when word started circulating in the markets yesterday," said one floor trader. "People on the trading floor were taking bets on what time the first air strike would occur." In fact, the markets were almost relieved by the bombing of Iraq, since it delayed an impeachment vote and has cast President Clinton in a strong leadership stance. Oil stocks that spiked...
...loftiest plan I've heard to solve our problems of separation, an Undergraduate Council presidential candidate promised to forge a "Healthier Community." The Crimson derided such plans last week as too "vague." But the paper seized upon the wrong word; it wasn't just a weak choice of adjectives that rendered the platform suspect. The point that painting the whole College as one community might be fraudulent never came up. Yes, students at the Law School or School of Education, usually bound by similar pasts and futures, truly have something. But students here haven't all come from similar backgrounds...