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Introducing Smith--whose nickname is the FreshPrince--Counter recalled all the royals who havevisited Harvard--including Prince Charles ofBritain and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Countercalled Smith the first "American royalty" to comehere...
Human-rights advocates around the world rightly rejoice at the idea that Chile's ex-President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte might be extradited to Spain [WORLD, Dec. 14]. If this occurs, Pinochet will be judged for past crimes. Heads of government should never get away with torture and murder. But unless an impartial international criminal tribunal is established with very clear rules and procedures, going after only certain dictators will be an arbitrary process. Also, if a nation approves a general amnesty for atrocities committed by one of its regimes, should a foreign judge be allowed to disrupt that nation...
Britain chose to ignore Chile's democratically elected President Eduardo Frei's demands that Pinochet be returned to Chile and his fate be decided by the Chileans. After all, the alleged crimes did not take place in England or Spain but in Chile. Thus British liberals are telling a presumably sovereign nation that territoriality doesn't count, that Chile cannot be trusted with its own political affairs. Colonialism is back. EDWARD KAUSEL Cambridge, Mass...
Meanwhile, the euro is the currency used for all non-cash transactions (such as credit card purchases and bank transfers) and for official bookkeeping in the 11 euro nations--Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain...
...nameless--and occasionally pantless--one offered this provocatively convoluted explanation: "Mayte and I are joined for life, and the best way to demonstrate it is to do away with the legal bonds that people demand." The musician and Mayte will re-pledge their commitment in a "symbolic" ceremony in Spain on Valentine...