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...After Arafat,” Nov. 12), Mohammed J. Herzallah mischaracterizes American and Israeli contempt. As Bill Clinton can attest, Americans willingly forgive charismatic liars; and insincerity has long been a staple of every political process. The hatred towards Arafat can only be understood in the context of why he has “broken many hearts;” in this case a broken heart is not metaphorical, but the direct result of the armaments Arafat used to slaughter woman, children, and other innocents. Arafat deserves to be judged by the world on his record, not the mythical status...
...EyeToy games replace the handheld game pad with a video camera that translates your body movements into onscreen action. Since the first EyeToy game went on sale last year, Sony has sold more than 4 million units worldwide (including 1 million in the U.S.). To put that number into context, it is about as many units sold as the single best-selling video game of the past year, Electronic Arts' Madden NFL. This fall there will be 10 EyeToy titles available, including Crave Entertainment's World Championship Poker ($20), which lets online opponents see one another with their cameras...
Killing a citizen of a sovereign nation in order to bring him freedom is morally abhorrent. To be sure, such calculations usually occur in a context where soldiers’ lives are at stake, but if America is to be true to its stated goals of bringing security and stability to the Iraqi people, it is necessary that forces err on the side of civilian safety. At the very least, America must demonstrate a stronger public commitment in this area. In the run-up to these operations, American commanders complained that Falluja General Hospital, an early target of the operation...
Without rewriting history, it is still important to question whether there is a sexual context to the public image of Harvard and whether it is possible to include a feminine representation in this picture. Do the architecture, art and statuary over campus, particularly in the Yard, reinforce ideas of traditionalism and masculine superiority? And the most pressing question about Harvard’s visual presentation: what is that weird phallic statue next to Boylston...
...does not exaggerate the emotional toll that those 24 months had on him, nor does he inflate the significance of his personal experiences in the context of Nigeria’s struggles...