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...military action, others want more active diplomacy to get the world back on board for efforts to pressure Iraq. The reason for the review is that it isn't easy to maintain the Gulf War coalition indefinitely, and this seems to be the goal America has set for itself. Absent any possibility of rebuilding and reenergizing that coalition, everyone is going their...
...worlds away from the scene profiled in "Our Band Could Be Your Life," in which SST, the most influential of indie labels, could scrape by despite its "stoner administrative quality," as Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo puts it; and, as Bob Bert alleges in one story, Sonic Youth could absent-mindedly sign contracts with two labels for the same songs. As Cyndi Lauper once observed, money changes everything...
...writ of the international tribunal does not extend beyond the sidewalk outside its chambers. Like many other international institutions, from the IMF to NATO, the tribunal is a subsidiary of Pax Americana. These institutions are granted more or less formal independence, but absent the U.S., they are powerless...
...Absent proper contextualization, racial and ethnic tensions will continue,” Entman said. “Without context, false inferences are likely...
...current cease-fire is not an end in itself, as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan reminded the players at the weekend. It's a stepping stone to resuming political negotiations. Absent those, the Palestinians have no incentive to keep the peace. But political negotiations are a major problem for Sharon, because he has very little to offer. He believes Oslo is dead, and insists he'll only discuss long-term interim agreements. But for Arafat, the only purpose of talking to the Israelis rather than fighting them is the possibility that this will achieve his cherished Palestinian state...