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...that were all, there would also be nothing more to be written. But there is more there is the conclusion, reached without discussion, that Harvard should be destroyed for its sins. As we picketed in front of Burr Hall on the sunny spring morning after the Bust, an aged member of the Harvard Corporation, a dark hat shielding his face from the heavy sun, stormed and raged at us, demanded that we consider what we were doing asked whether we wanted to destroy Harvard University. No reason occurred to me why Harvard should not be destroyed. Harvard's only...
...coming closer," Iraq's President Saddam Hussein boasted last week, when his country will have the weapons to destroy Iran's big oil terminal at Kharg Island. He was probably exaggerating Iraqi capabilities, but his words were enough to send cold chills through Reagan Administration officials, who are still pondering how to deal with this latest and most dangerous phase of the 44-month-old war between Iran and Iraq. Saddam Hussein's fighting words also marked a resumption, after a respite of five days, of the devastating tanker war in the Persian Gulf. Twenty-four hours...
...were clearly prepared to involve not only their neighbors but the world in order to achieve their goals. Saddam Hussein, having started a war he cannot win, is resorting to tanker attacks in an effort to bring international pressure on Iran to accept a peace settlement. Khomeini wants to destroy Saddam Hussein and create in Iraq an Islamic republic modeled on Iran...
When Americans go to the polls, they usually think about their pocketbooks. As much as any other issue, the economy can buoy or destroy a President's chances for reelection. TIME'S Board of Economists met last week to gauge how strong an economic engine Ronald Reagan will be riding into November. The board's verdict: if the financial markets can calm down, the immediate outlook is good. The economy, which grew at a surprising 8.8% annual rate in the first quarter, is sure to slow down, but it is not likely to stall. Said Board Member...
...approaches its fifth year, is for a continuation of the struggle. Having finally repulsed the Iraqi invaders with tremendous casualties on both sides, the Iranians have tarried for months without launching their long-threatened "final offensive." Iraq is desperate to end the war it started; Iran is determined to destroy Saddam Hussein at any cost; and Saudi Arabia is terrified of a possible Iranian victory. That adds up to a bad formula for peace. Thus, while insurance rates climb and world oil prices quiver, the tanker war is likely to go on. Summarizing his country's new policy...