Convergence: Coffin & Carroll April 24, 2006
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A genius of a man, he believed in hope
By James Carroll | April 24, 2006
''William Sloane Coffin dies at 81," The New York Times headline read last week. A subhead defined him as ''A preacher on behalf of the poor to the most prominent." The Globe headline read, ''CIA agent became beacon of antiwar movement." [...]
Iran April 17, 2006
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Descent into anger and despair
By James Carroll | April 17, 2006
LAST WEEK, the rattling of sabers filled the air. Various published reports, most notably one from Seymour M. Hersh in The New Yorker, indicated that Washington is removing swords from scabbards and heightening the threat aimed at Iran, which refuses to suspend its nuclear project. [...]
In Memoriam: William Sloane Coffin, Jr. April 14, 2006
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April 13, 2006
Rev. William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81; Fought for Civil Rights and Against a War
By Marc D. Charney, New York Times
The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a civil rights and antiwar campaigner who sought to inspire and encourage an idealistic and rebellious generation of college students in the 1960's from his position as [...]
A General With an Alternative Vision April 11, 2006
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By Michael Abramowitz
Monday, April 10, 2006; A15
The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose
Gen. Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz
Palgrave Macmillan, 256 pages
Well into his new book, Gen. Tony Zinni lists what he thinks ought to be the nation's strategic goals. They include, among other things, keeping regions and countries stable; making [...]
James Carroll April 3, 2006
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The thread of anti-Semitism
By James Carroll | April 3, 2006
IS CRITICISM of the state of Israel anti-Semitic? What is striking about this question is how it clings to discussion, like an impossible loose thread. Most observers, including defenders of Israel, answer in the negative, acknowledging that authentic concern for the plight of Palestinians under harsh [...]
