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...translated into rock-star lifestyles for the band members. Their annual incomes are in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to producer Wang (who quickly adds that "most Chinese folk musicians make a lot less"). But self-advancement appears not to be a major priority. "When we're abroad, we try to think of ourselves not as individuals but as representatives of China," says Zhang, brimming with the winning patriotism of a socialist poster girl. The band's next stop: the U.S. Wang is hoping Americans will succumb to the group's siren charms when a U.S. debut album...
...ironic that the u.s., a nation which has historically been averse to involvement in foreign wars, is the one that has the capability and will to win a war abroad. It is even more ironic that a nation that has benefited from a peaceful, democratic society seems unable to build a society based on similar values elsewhere. Charles Garner Ascot, England...
...design would be particularly treacherous. If we seize this last chance and do our best to make it work we might succeed. If we failed, we would then still be better off navigating withdrawal and coping with its aftermath, perhaps with more respect and resiliency to work with both abroad and at home...
...ironic that the U.S., a nation that historically has been averse to involvement in foreign wars, is almost the only one with the capability and will to win a war abroad. It is even more ironic that the U.S., a nation that has benefited from a peaceful, democratic society, seems unable to build a society based on similar values elsewhere. CHARLES GARNER Ascot, England...
...years back of Moore elbowing his way toward then-Governor Bush, who recognizes him and says, "Behave yourself, will ya? Go and find real work." Moore's goal here is to show the corruptive influence of the war on Iraq: coarsening the American spirit at home and abroad, killing others. The film contains previously unseen footage of U.S. soldiers' abuse of Iraqi detainees last Christmas Eve. One of the men in custody apparently has an erection under his blanket; a soldier swats it and says, "Ali Baba has a hard-on," while another G.I. shouts, in a schoolboy's merry...