No victory for moral outrage
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
"The Chechens knew there was no escape for them, and to avoid any temptation to run, they had strapped themselves together, knee to knee, and had their guns ready, and were singing their death song." So wrote Tolstoy in his 1863 novel, The Cossacks, wherein a young Russian officer travels to the Caucasus to take part in his country's long, fruitless effort to subdue Chechnya.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS are fast approaching and the Bush administration's plans for war have Democrats on the defensive. With talk of war dominating news coverage and public debate, Democratic candidates have been unable to draw attention to their own issues and find themselves in the difficult position of having to support war or be cast as unpatriotic appeasers of terrorism. Although this situation does not bode well for the Democrats' chances on Nov. 5, it is largely a consequence of their own inaction. If the Democrats are ever to challenge the administration and focus attention on their own priorities, they must be more assertive in defining their positions and creating national debate on issues such as Iraq.
On Friday, Oct. 11, former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking and humanitarian work over the last 20 years. On Monday, Carter was off to monitor Jamaica's parliamentary elections, but not before the Nobel Committee's Chairman made clear that his award was meant as a criticism of the Bush administration and its plans for war in Iraq.
In an OCT. 7 editorial, The Washington Post reported that Yaser Esam Hamdi has been detained in the United States for 187 days without access to a lawyer and with no charges filed against him. Jose Padilla, another terror suspect, has been similarly detained for 122 days. Meanwhile, nearly 600 men from 43 countries are detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, captives of America's war in Afghanistan. The men detained in connection with the war on terror are a diverse group suspected of diverse crimes, but all have one thing in common: They enjoy neither the protections of the U.S. legal system nor those of international law.
As part of the Virginia 2020 plan, each of the University's academic departments is conducting a comprehensive curriculum review, with general results to be announced this spring. The College will pay particular attention to its system of area requirements and with good cause. While the University's goal of producing well-rounded graduates is a good one, area requirements are neither an effective nor efficient means of accomplishing it. If the University is serious about giving its students the best possible education, it should consider some serious reforms of the area requirements system.
UNDER HEAVY pressure from the United Nations and its Arab neighbors, Iraq pledged on Monday to readmit United Nations weapons inspectors immediately and without conditions. Although Iraq's newfound desire to cooperate with the United Nations is certainly a welcome development, weapons inspections alone are unlikely to resolve the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime. If Hussein is indeed a reckless leader with destructive intentions, the threat he poses will be resolved only through his removal from power.