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PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL GUEST POST ON FLYBY TOMORROW
...export of nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets when confronted with evidence of Pakistan’s underground nuclear program. These restraints were tightened on President Clinton’s watch when Pakistan exploded its first nuclear bomb in May 1998. But, after the Musharraf government’s post-9/11 about-face, the American government resumed deliveries of the fighter jet. While we support a strong Pakistan that can fight terrorism, we wonder why a country that is unable to secure its own borders needs a multi-million-dollar fighter aircraft...
...Markel says the political climate in the U.S. is much less combustible today than in the post-Watergate era, when Ford faced a skeptical public. Even so, he says, citizens still need to trust that the government is working for the greater good. He says, "The good news is that our surveillance, methodology and public health professionals have never been better. But we are human and mistakes may be made - as happened with the 1976 swine flu affair - and we may jump the gun in the hope of preserving life. The current outbreak is a situation in flux. The American...
...Despite its Islamic overtones - insurgents rail against "Siamese infidels" - this is not a holy war but a rebellion driven by homegrown historical and political grievances. McCargo rightly scorns the legions of post-9/11 armchair analysts who try to shoehorn every conflict into well-Googled theories of global jihad. No armchairs for this author: he researched the book by crisscrossing southern Thailand in a temperamental 1989 Mercedes, hastening back to the town of Pattani by nightfall to avoid militant booby traps. McCargo is the real McCoy...
Nevertheless, FlyBy knows that some of you are feeling feverish and nauseous just reading this post, and that your parents have been calling for hourly updates about whether any Harvard students have been diagnosed with the swine flu. Rest easy, UHS has not received any complaints of swine flu-like symptoms from any members of the Harvard community. They have even posted a link to FAQs about the swine flu on their homepage...