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...speech on the eve of Commencement in 1949, University President James Bryant Conant foresaw the challenges that the University would face, and pledged to stand firm...
...same) and developing nuclear weapons. Sound familiar? It should; similar charges were used to justify the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and the fact that Rumsfeld is making them in the wake of a Bush administration decision to end high-level back-channel talks with Tehran and on the eve of a reported White House policy review on Iran is of some concern both in Europe and the Mideast...
...summit provides the spur that gets Israelis and Palestinians to work on resolving their problems bilaterally, every indication thus far is that every inch of progress along the "roadmap" will require considerable prodding from Washington. And making himself indispensable to a long-shot Middle East peace process on the eve of a U.S. presidential election season may carry considerable political and diplomatic risk for the White House...
...maneuver. As one government minister says: "There's a very good reason not to have a referendum. We'd lose." Hero or Criminal? BRITAIN The Ministry of Defense said Lieut. Colonel Tim Collins, who became a national icon after an eve-of-battle speech in Iraq in which he urged his troops to be magnanimous in victory, is under investigation following accusations that he assaulted and threatened Iraqi prisoners and civilians. Separately, the MoD confirmed that an inquiry is ongoing into assertions that Collins' unit suffered from a culture of extreme bullying. What Did We Do? NORWAY Widespread bafflement greeted...
...inclined to do at a time when Israel is facing terror attacks risks alienating two key domestic political constituencies - the traditional Jewish pro-Israel lobby, and even more importantly, the Christian conservative movement whose own Zionist ideology is hostile to the idea of Israel swapping land for peace. The eve of a reelection campaign may be a tough moment for a U.S. President to get involved in the politically risky and typically unrewarding pursuit of Middle East peace, no matter how loudly the Europeans and Arabs protest. Even if he takes the bold step of visiting the region...