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Even the indictment against Abu Ali is not as devastating as the government has implied. Instead of charging him with terrorism conspiracy, the U.S. had only enough to go with the lesser charge of material support to terrorism. The evidence: Abu Ali allegedly associated with figures suspected of ties to al-Qaeda, who gave him money to buy a laptop and cell phone, and he allegedly professed a desire to become a "planner of terrorist operations like Mohammed Atta." Though Abu Ali does not appear to be particularly resourceful or hardened, a Justice Department official notes, "the problem is, What...
...this case and others like it misses the point. Since 9/11, they say, their marching orders have been very clear: disrupt first, prosecute later. That may mean potentially sacrificing a legal victory by gathering evidence in unorthodox or inadmissible ways, or resorting to the Al Capone strategy of using lesser charges--like immigration violations, minor perjury or food-stamp fraud--to keep a suspect off the street. That can make for rough justice. Says an official: "The American people want it all ways. They want the disruption, and they want it to look pretty...
...fanfare, history and amazing achievements of these main sports, the incredible legacies of some of Harvard’s lesser-hyped sports gets lost...
...sympathy only lasts for so long. At some point, after the tears have dried, the advisor has been pacified, and deadlines have been pushed back, this whining business has got to stop. Today, you may bemoan your field research on the migratory patterns of the lesser white-fronted goose, but tomorrow, you’re going to milk those 80 pages for all they’re worth...
...tongue-in-cheek Duo Concertante for Violin and Piano, Mendelssohn’s angst-ridden Piano Trio in C-Minor, Enesco’s Sonata No. 2, and Beethoven’s fiery Sonata No. 7, never showed a hint of musical timidity. Buswell first chose the Enesco, a lesser-known piece, and later added the other three works, which he called “old friends...