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From U. Of Chicago: Coca-Cola Comment
By Maynard Hutchins
Some good news from my campus: a reasonable, thoughful article in the Maroon dealing with the human rights allegations against the makers of my (non-alcoholic) beverage of choice, Coca-Cola. It's good to see that some of us out there still believe in the American mantra, 'Innocent until proven guilty.' Or in this case, 'Innocent because proven innocent several times over.'
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Editor's Note: Coca Cola could in fact be called a noble company: When in 1967 the Arab League announced a boycott on all companies that did business with Israel, Coca Cola steadfastly continued to sell to Israel and risked a considerable amount of money, whereas Pepsi pulled out.
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From Stetson: Double Standard for some Darfur Protestors
In recent weeks, the genocide in Darfur has received more and more attention from the media and celebrities. Thanks to an entire show of Oprah, tours of the region by such movie stars as George Clooney, and a major march in Washington DC on April 30th (which I attended as a member of the Stetson STAND – “Students Taking Action Now: Darfur” – coalition), the truly awful situation in which government-backed militias are murdering and raping innocent people is finally beginning to reach a wider audience in the United States. However, as I was standing in the front row, listening as speaker after speaker came forward to describe the horrors going on there, I thought about some of them and their public comments on the war in Iraq.
From Northwestern: Geographically Challenged
An astonishing number of young Americans (aged 18-24) are geographically illiterate, according to a new study.
From John Brown U: America's Next War?
Given the present world political situation, one wonders if the United States will be brought into another war in the Middle East, Africa, or Asia, unilaterally or through United Nations action. Though the military has rebuilt from 1999’s twenty year low of full-time equivalent troops, the Department of Defense seems to be focusing more on defense through peacekeeping than on purely domestic defense. Following the September 11 attacks, the question of whether or not there will be another war fought on North American soil has become a foremost issue in political discussion and government strategy.
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