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...TIME while acting as a spy for the communists--a double life kept secret until the mid-'80s; in Ho Chi Minh City. The first Vietnamese to become a staff correspondent for a major U.S. news outlet, he said he served as an "honest reporter" who did not spread misinformation. From his unique perch at TIME's Saigon bureau, the popular, plugged-in An was able to achieve feats for both sides, including alerting the Viet Cong to the impending buildup of U.S. troops in the mid-'60s and secretly arranging for the release of American journalist Robert Sam Anson...
Everyone emphasized the uncertainty about how long the conflict might last and how far it might spread...
...least competent. Which is more than G-Town can say for any of its QBs. Norries Wilson has the highest winning percentage of any Ivy coach ever. It stays that way as the big guy cruises to 2-0 (but doesn’t cover the surprisingly large spread). Prediction: Columbia 20, Georgetown 10PRINCETON (1-0) VS. LAFAYETTE (2-1)The surprise victors of last Saturday with a come-from-behind toppling of Lehigh, Princeton has recent history in its favor. The Tigers edged Lafayette on the road last year and the Leopards haven’t bested...
...reactions" of some Muslims. More specifically, he distanced himself from a 15th-century Byzantine emperor he quoted. Emperor Manuel II Paleologos's line that "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached," the Pope explained, does not "in any way express my personal thought." And he refers offended Muslims to a previous apology by the Vatican Secretary of State, who said that Benedict had meant only "to undertake... certain reflections on the theme of the relationships...
...advance, they might have made the point that it wouldn't be smart to cite the now infamous words of a 14th century Byzantine Emperor - "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached" - without some context or interpretation. One might even defend the Pope's use of the historical quote in order to pursue his intellectual point - but not his simply leaving it there to flap in the wind, without saying what he thought...