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...trample upon the grass of Harvard Yard. We must forgive our ignorance as we try to establish an "open campus"--a place of spirituality, freedom and peace--by placing large boards against trees in Harvard Yard and posting advertisements all over them to welcome our less enlightened brethren...
...factor most likely to rein in the Saudis would be pleading and threats from their gulf brethren. "The pressures on the Saudis will increase. They have to ask themselves whether they can continue to take the heat from countries that need oil revenues, and the answer is no," says Henry Schuler of Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies. Iran has claimed that its brutal February advance into Iraq was partly a warning to the Saudis. Said Iranian President Seyed Ali Khamene'i: "We shall respond to fists by fists. The price war is no less important...
...athletes are an interesting breed. They're willng to toil in obscurity while their varsity brethren grab headlines and glory. This team is no different. It plays for no publicity at all. "When the season started, I told these guys `We're not playing for the Boston Herald,''' coach Steve Bzomowski said...
...steady, almost monotonous voice, Court President Leon Carlos Arslanian read a summary of the justices' 2,000-page decision. He and his brethren, he explained, had studied the country's criminal code and all the legal depositions presented to them. They had consulted international law specialists and considered the theories of conventional and revolutionary warfare, as well as the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. But, said Arslanian, "we have not found one single rule that justifies, much less excuses, the authors of facts that have been brought before this trial...
...some terrorist act, so you decide to strike by attacking the Iranian oil fields or a Libyan air force base. In the latter case, you've now got all the Arabs against you. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the moderates will feel immense pressure to line up with their Arab brethren. We've got to get used to the disagreeable fact that there really is no quick fix for terrorism. What we do need is improved intelligence work against terrorist groups. Penetration can help derail the nasty stuff. When I was in the agency, the CIA penetrated the P.L.O...