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...Kuwaitis, though, the Iraqi army is a band of criminals. "Soldiers is not the word for them," said Ali Abdul Karim, one of those celebrating freedom last week. "Thieves is the word." The occupying troops would spot a car or a house they liked and simply seize it, pretending it was being requisitioned for the army...
...rebuild L.A. Gear's momentum, chairman Robert Greenberg signed singer Paula Abdul to endorse her own line. The company also hopes youngsters will go for Sun Blossoms tennis shoes, which sport white vinyl flowers that change color in sunlight. To top it off, the company will launch Catapult, a $100 shoe designed to compete with Nike's Air Jordan and Reebok's the Pump...
...about the Arab-American community. Few are aware, for example, of the degree to which Arab-Americans have flourished in this country, rising to the ranks of White House chief of staff and Senate majority leader: both John Sununu and George Mitchell are of Arab descent, as are Paula Abdul, Ralph Nader and Danny Thomas. Arab Americans are better educated than the U.S population as a whole, more likely to hold management or professional positions, and wealthier: the average household income of $22,973 is above the U.S. average...
...ideology of the Middle East is anti-Americanism," says Asad Abdul Rahman, a political scientist at Jordan University. "Regimes that are seen as nothing but stooges of the Americans could be toppled. That could be coupled with all kinds of violence, anti-American acts, the establishment of radical regimes." Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is considered particularly exposed because he has allied himself so closely with the U.S. Says Amos Perlmutter, a political scientist at American University in Washington: "Mubarak will be in the cross hairs of every terrorist...
Some may say that the public is deprived of their "money's worth" if groups like Milli Vanilli perform in concert as they are obviously lipsyncing someone else's voices. But even so-called legitimate artists like Paula Abdul use taped backups to enhance their voices while on stage, according to Rolling Stone. Again, the deception is necessary: If Paula came out on stage sounding like Tone-Loc on helium, showing her "true" talent, the public would feel even more cheated...