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...McNally] and Max [Kenyi]—driving and kicking it out.” While Wright failed to get back in sync, fellow freshman Max Kenyi finally seemed to find his stride. Inconsistent all year, Kenyi had a good outing, pacing the Crimson offensive attack until McGeary caught fire. And with junior standout Jeremy Lin struggling mightily in going 3-of-12 from the field, Kenyi’s play kept Harvard in it. Without production form Lin, however, the Crimson could not recover. After regaining the lead with 6:46 to play, Harvard went cold, tallying only four...
...political leadership - the order finally came on Saturday evening to invade the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas. Following an artillery barrage aimed at detonating buried explosives and mines, Israeli armored columns began moving into Gaza in an apparent attempt to take control of areas used by Palestinian militants to fire rockets into southern Israel. Israeli officials stressed that the objective was to deal further punishing blows to Hamas in the hope of deterring further rocket fire. But although Israel's military spokesman said the invasion would last "many long days," several factors may yet limit the duration of the ground...
...Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who make the ultimate command decisions for Operation Cast Lead, have been restrained until now from launching a full-scale ground attack because of the limited goals of the Israeli operation and the time available before the diplomatic pressure for a cease-fire compels Israel to back...
...question of what's restraining Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from launching a full-scale ground attack may be found in the goals of the Israeli operation and the time available. Israel has made clear from the outset that its objective is to attain a cease-fire on its own terms that will last at least a year or two. While they hope to weaken Hamas, Israel's leaders are aware that they're unlikely to destroy the organization, and among their primary concerns is to avoid getting dragged into a quagmire. Destroying Hamas would take a massive invasion...
...cease-fire is the inevitable outcome. The closing days - however long they extend - of the Israeli campaign are principally about shaping its terms...