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...GETTING CRITICIZED FOR COMPARING THE PRISON ABUSE IN IRAQ WITH A COLLEGE PRANK. WERE YOU MISINTERPRETED? I was totally misinterpreted and taken out of context. In a three-hour show, I would wager that two hours and 58 minutes were spent discussing the aspects of those photos that repulsed everybody, including me. The point I made was that this is not worth demeaning our entire war effort. And I think that these photos have been used as a political opportunity here by opponents and enemies of the President to discount the entire war in Iraq...
...disparage the sacrifice of the 1,465 G.I.s who died on the Normandy beaches or the more than 400,000 other Americans who gave their lives in the course of the war. But it is to recognize that those brave men and their comrades in arms fought in the context of a strategy devised by their President to achieve a lasting and legitimate victory at the least possible cost. No responsible President should ever do less...
...Building on Diversity I was recently quoted in your story "Soaring Ambitions" [May 3] and felt it necessary to clarify the context of my remark about the current architectural boom in China. Emerging cultures like China often look to foreign firms to provide expertise and vision, and to lend weight to their bid for global presence. As such, they are very open to new ideas. The important point to emphasize is that plenty of these foreign firms are building remarkably innovative and responsible buildings, as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has done for many decades, and that this represents an extraordinary opportunity...
...could affect our goal for a women’s center,” Sichel says. “This is getting a lot of press, and I think the first-years who come to Harvard next year will be really aware of the historical context they’re coming into...
...their Relatives” fulfills the same requirement as “The Human Mind” and “Origins of Knowledge.” Harvard College Courses should guide students along the intellectual hierarchy. Moreover, the exploration of such influential ideas should take place within the context of studying the most important problems and issues that students will face in the contemporary world. These concerns define “the basis of an educated citizenry,” the report suggests, and Harvard College Courses should reflect that...