Duke in the News: March 25, 2003
Handling of Terror Suspects Undermines U.S. on Rights of POWs | Court Rejects Civil-Rights Challenge | Organization Gives Young Refugees an Outlet with Photos, and more...
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
HANDLING OF TERROR SUSPECTS UNDERMINES U.S. ON RIGHTS OF
POWs
Miami Herald, March 25 -- The way the United States has handled
terrorism suspects since Sept. 11 and Iraqi POWs in the last few
days will complicate efforts to protect American soldiers captured
by Iraq, several international law and military experts said
Monday. Scott Silliman, the Air Force's top lawyer during the 1991
Gulf War who now heads the Center on Law, Ethics and National
Security at Duke University, comments. ...Full
story
--Also, Slate: POW TV (Michael Byers comments)
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(Raleigh) News & Observer: No consensus On Use of POW Photos
(Scott Silliman comments)
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Battlefield Lawyers Contribute Legal
Skill to Military Decisions (Scott Silliman comments)
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story
BBC News: Reality of War Hits Home (Peter Feaver comments)
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St. Petersburg Times: Red Alert Details No Sure Thing (Peter Feaver
comments)
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Time: War Is Quickly Shifting the Outlook for Investors
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Orlando Sentinel: How Much Are the News Reports From Iraq Being
Censored? (Susan Tifft comments)
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(Singapore) Straits Times: Iraq Invasion - First Crusade of the
21st Century (Ebrahim Moosa op-ed)
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Triangle Business Journal: Iraq Rebuilding Might Boost Local Firms
(Campbell Harvey comments)
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(Halifax, Canada) Daily News: War May Overshadow Other News, Expert
Says (Michael Byers comments)
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Denver Post: Analysts: Conflict May Be No-Win Scenario for Bush
(Robert O. Keohane comments)
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HIGH COURT REJECTS CIVIL-RIGHTS CHALLENGE
(London) Guardian, March 25 -- Scott Silliman, director of
Duke University's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security,
comments on the Supreme Court's rejection on Monday of a case that
challenged how the government spies on terror suspects in America.
...
Full story
ORGANIZATION GIVES YOUNG REFUGEES AN OUTLET WITH
PHOTOS
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 24 -- Duke alumnus Shinpei Takeda,
24, is co-founder and president of AJA, a nonprofit that provides
educational support to young people living in areas of violent
conflict and social upheaval. The genesis of the AJA project grew
from Takeda's non-traditional internship while at Duke.
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NURSES OFFER GUIDELINES FOR SAFER SURGERY
Chicago Sun Times, March 25 -- When something goes wrong in
surgery, it's too easy to play the "shame and blame" game and seek
a scapegoat, according to a major nurses' group meeting this week
in Chicago. Donna Watson, president of the Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses, touts a new approach at Duke
University. ...Full
story
--Also, St. Petersburg Times: Transplant Protocol Has Many
Checks
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WHY PRAYER COULD BE GOOD MEDICINE
Parade Magazine, March 23 -- New research at Duke and elsewhere
exploring the connection between biology and spiritual practice --
once derided as scientific heresy -- may offer insight into how the
body heals. (Not available online; fax copy available upon
request.)
BOOK REVIEW: EXPLORING AMERICAN RELIGIOUS
DIVERSITY
Washington Times, March 23 -- Every generation of American
religious adherents and spiritual seekers believes it lives in
unprecedented times. A brisk read of "Religion in American Life" by
Duke's Grant Wacker and two co-authors will demand second thoughts.
...Full
story
STUDY FINDS TOP TEAMS FAILING IN THE
CLASSROOM
New York Times, March 25 -- A study released yesterday of how
college athletes performed in the classroom showed that the
academic achievements of many of the 16 men's basketball teams
remaining in the N.C.A.A. tournament did not match their
accomplishments on the court. At only three of the universities --
Kansas, Duke and Butler -- did at least two-thirds of
African-American male basketball players graduate. ...
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SAMUELSON GETS GIFTS OF BYU BLUE
(Salt Lake City) Deseret News, March 19 -- Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson
Jr., Brigham Young University's next president, fulfilled his
residency and held a fellowship in rheumatic and genetic diseases
at Duke University Medical Center. ...Full
story?
EDUCATORS LOOK TO LOWER LATINO DROPOUT RATE
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 23 -- Academic scholars
and community
leaders met at a Duke-sponsored conference this weekend to discuss
ways to combat the high rate of Hispanic high school dropouts and
to increase the quality of education for Hispanics. ...Full
story