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    A relevant note from the UK

    Hi Folks, this appeared in the Times Higher Education Supplement.



    Marc
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    Of course, the concept of "foreign national" does...

    Of course, the concept of "foreign national" does create some interesting problems in a coalition, doesn't it? So, would that mean that I, as a Canadian, would be considered on in Iraq, but not...
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    Databases and other magic bullets

    I've got to agree with that. I was talking with a friend of mine last night who is one of the top DB people in Canada about some of the problems with databases. He raised a really interesting point...
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    Academic frostings

    Honestly, I was really and truly mad after reading that article. Outside of the fact that, IMHO, it just won't work, it also breaches every code of academic ethics (we can always argue later whether...
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    Thanks for posting this

    Kaur, it's a *very* interesting article. My gut feeling, at the moment, is that the proposed HTS is wonderfully designed to sell politically to Washington, and will be an unmitigated disaster during...
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    I can certainly understand that! . ...

    I can certainly understand that! <wry grin>. Sometimes, I feel that way with my students...

    I first came across that quote maybe 30 years ago when I was studying the Crusades in Europe - mainly...
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    Hmmmmm

    Hmmmmm,

    Okay, I just read your review, Merv. Honestly, I'd love to sit down for a few beers and talk with you about it but, since that's not an option, I'll stay away from a long post and just...
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    A quick comment

    I think that there is a bit of a semantics problem here. Al Qaeda is not, primarily, a military force in the "classic" sense of the term. In many ways, it is closer to the SF model - primarily a...
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