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...Concern in the U.S. about Hatoyama has been further heightened by his overtures to China. The two Asian giants have had icy, even confrontational, relations in recent years, due to lingering anger among Chinese over Japan's brutal invasion of their country in the 1930s and 1940s. But Hatoyama has defused tensions by promising not to visit Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which is dedicated to Japanese war dead, including some convicted World War II war criminals. Regular visits by Hatoyama's predecessors had been a regular irritant in Japan-China relations. In contrast to Gates' testy visit, Japanese officials rolled...
...will be no referendum - instead we will burn this house.' And they can do it." One reason for the north to plan secretly to stop the south breaking away could be an understandable desire to avoid follow-on Balkanization. South Kordofan and Blue Nile state, in particular, are a concern: both previously fought with the south but will likely end up on the northern side of the border...
...Concern is also rising over the south's internal divisions. The prospect of independence has brought tribe, clan and internal SPLM rivalries to the fore. Around 2,500 people died in tribal clashes over land in 2009, mostly along the border with the north, and many of them among southerners. Dozens of "independent" SPLM candidates will run against official SPLM nominees in April...
...suggestion that Palestinians be denied food and medicine in order to weaken their opposition to the Israeli occupation. We, along with a group of 25 other professors, scholars, and Harvard alumni, add our voices to the chorus of condemnation directed towards Dr. Kramer and express our concern that the Weatherhead Center has lent him its credibility. As academics, we question both the ethical and scholarly basis of Dr. Kramer’s public statements. We maintain that this is not a question of protecting Dr. Kramer’s free speech, as was indicated by the Weatherhead Center?...
...were absolutely not consulted on this,” said MCB Department Chair Catherine Dulac, who expressed concern that the limited space could hamper growth in the department. “And many people think that that was a poor decision...