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...weeks for his Administration to chew over the import of the NIE, discuss it with our allies, organize a new diplomatic initiative to negotiate with the Iranians. As it was, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns briefed the U.N. Security Council members who had been considering a new round of sanctions against Iran about the same time that word of the NIE broke in the press. When it did, the Chinese, who had seemed surprisingly ready to approve the sanctions, started backing away from that position...
...Given the Bush Administration's unhappy history of political battles over intelligence findings, the likelihood is that the latest finding will spur a fierce new round of bureaucratic infighting. Whether they support the new Iran finding or oppose it, both sides will likely invoke the fact that the prewar NIE that portrayed Iraq as a WMD threat was so egregiously wrong. Intelligence findings, after all, are judgments based on the analysis of available facts - it's not so much an inexact science as an inexact art. Still, for those in Washington pressing for a more aggressive Iran strategy...
...Harvard was boosted by some unexpected standout individual performances. Both teams beat Sacred Heart by a score of 21-6 yesterday at the Malkin Athletic Center. In dual-meet play, nine bouts are fought for each weapon—with three fencers in each weapon facing off in round-robin play—for a total of 27 bouts. The men’s side won all three weapons, 7-2 in saber, 8-1 in foil, and 6-3 in epee. The women dominated Sacred Heart in saber, 8-1, and foil, 9-0, but lost epee...
...garnered three victories each on the first day of the tournament to advance to the semifinals. Seniors Matt Button (165 lb.) and Bobby Latessa (157 lb.) each went 2-2 in the tournament. Button won his first match in a 3-0 shutout before falling, 9-6, in the round of 32. Latessa lost his first match in double overtime but came back to capture two straight wins, including a major decision. Freshman Corey Jantzen, wrestling as the No. 10 seed at 141 lb., won his first match, 4-2, but could not overcome No. 7 seed Ryan Williams...
...intense and focused [Saturday] morning,” said sophomore Katherine O’Donnell, who won, 9-2, 9-2, 9-2, at No. 3. “We had to come out aggressive because we knew that Cornell could suprise us.” In the first round of matches, freshman Alisha Mashruwala fought through a tough first game at No. 2 to win, 9-7, 9-2, 9-3. By the time she had finished her match, the Crimson had already taken a 4-0 lead. Sophomore Johanna Snyder was off the No. 4 court...