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...have some concerns about the possible ill treatment.of prisoners. From what we've seen the conditions don't meet basic international standards required when holding people in detention. More troubling is the legal status and the fact that as far as we know these people are being treated as if they're not legal personages. For example, as far as we know, no one has informed them of the charges against them or told them what their rights...
...schism over Guantanamo between the U.S. and its European allies isn't simply about continental perceptions of Bush. The Europeans who signed up for the anti-terror war feel excluded from any decision making over its basic principles. In other words, beyond "with us or against us" is the question of what exactly "we" stands for. The British, for example, have grown exasperated trying to get Washington to take more seriously Arab concerns over the deteriorating prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The Europeans were, for the most part, content to let the U.S. call the shots in Afghanistan - although they...
Steve, this is about basic math (oh dear, a “crude demand” for “more money”), something your newspaper has some problems with. Witness last year’s Crimson poll question, “Would you support a living wage if it meant your tuition would go up?,” which very coyly implanted the idea of that outcome, despite the $100 million operating surplus and the fact that the recommendations’ cost was estimated at around $5 million. That still gives us $95 million to play with, folks...
...angry at young people with no notion of what poverty is treating the whole matter as an intellectual exercise. Fact: Full-time custodians at Harvard earn such a low wage they are eligible for food stamps. How much more basic does the math have...
...There are three basic ways to authenticate oneself: One is something you know. Two is something you have. Three is something...