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The Daily Princetonian

Letters to the Editor

An inaccurate portrayal of Sharon and IDFTaufiq Rahim's recent (September 24) opinion piece inaccurately presents the role of Ariel Sharon and the Israel Defense Forces at Sabra and Shatilla.

OPINION | 10/01/2002

The Daily Princetonian

Letters to the Editor

Proclaiming Israel's right to defend itselfIn "Should the US and Princeton Divest from Israel?," Vincent Lloyd mentions a long list of grievances he has with the actions of the state of Israel and uses them as reasons to divest.

OPINION | 09/30/2002

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Three cheers for the axis of evil

I am tired of hearing snide remarks about President Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech. Every time I begin to feel sluggish in precept I am jarred out of my reverie by someone's comment about US arrogance or about how unsophisticated or unproductive it is to label our enemies as making up an "Axis of Evil." Of course the problem is larger than that ? these criticisms are being heard around the world.This evening Princetonians will gather in Frist to discuss the seemingly inevitable war with Iraq.

OPINION | 09/30/2002

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Should the US and Princeton divest from Israel?

Universities have ethical responsibilities. This principle is generally acknowledged: it was unethical for Princeton to be paying dining hall employees wages so low they qualified for food stamps; it was unethical for Princeton to discriminate on the basis of race or gender; and it was unethical for Princeton to be indirectly supporting the apartheid regime in South Africa through endowment investments.

OPINION | 09/26/2002

The Daily Princetonian

The Clash of Swimming Civilizations

When I was a child I spake as a child; and in my salad days I used to be something of an "all around athlete," as the term was then, playing energetically and not without competence several sudoriferous team sports involving the propulsion of leather balls of differing sizes and shapes from one place to another.

OPINION | 09/25/2002