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...necessarily more radicalized than those in communities elsewhere in Europe, but extremists among them may have greater liberty to operate. The British have no system of national identity cards. And the police have traditionally adopted a policy of "watchful tolerance" of extremists, aimed at keeping them aboveground. From afar, that policy can look lax. Watchful tolerance makes sense only if someone is actually watching. Abu Qatada, who has been named in American court testimony as a member of al-Qaeda's fatwa committee, disappeared from his home in west London around Christmas, just before he could have been detained under...
...We’re very focused on what we’re doing, but certainly listening from afar and cheering from afar,” Stone said. “It’s an exciting time in women’s hockey, period. It’s a great time to be hockey player. There’s a lot going...
...Garage—a guilty pleasure. Which is, I suspect, exactly what this alleged instance is for most of the College. Forget Shakespeare in Love. Think Shakespeare in College: whatever happens, it reads as a tragedy of ludicrous and tabloidesque grandeur. We’re usually watching from afar, not with ringside seats. And here’s the secret: Harvard College students are involved in a scandal and you like it. Your classmates are falling from grace and some part of you likes it. Some part of me certainly does. The Long Strange Trip of Randy and Suzanne reveals...
...Marc Overmars and the ice-cool defending of Frank de Boer. Other missing names from the Korea/Japan roll call were more predictable?but not any less disappointing. Classy Ghanaian defender Sammy Kuffour, scorer of the only goal in last week's Inter-Continental Cup tie, can only watch from afar as most of his Bayern Munich colleagues represent their respective countries in the World Cup. And old George Best will sympathize with another Man U winger who won't be there: Welshman Ryan Giggs. "I find it hard to put into words the disappointment I felt," he wrote to fans...
...found the courage of New Yorkers and others who had to face directly the events of Sept. 11 heartening and laudable. As for the rest of the world, those fortunate enough to view these events from afar, I am not so sure. Although many tangibles, from blood to money, were readily forthcoming, it seems many people have demonstrated a distinct lack of courage on two fronts--their financial security and personal safety. The stock-market plunge and the huge decline in air travel were another victory for the terrorists and well beyond the carnage and human misery of the actual...