Word: aims
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...this late stage in a long career, Allen might consider not trying to make films like the early, funny ones. Instead he should aim simply to match Match Point...
...Lebanon that it has become a state within a state. Israel couldn't beat it during 18 years of occupying Lebanon and last week had to withdraw its troops from the border village of Bint Jbeil, a Hizballah stronghold, after sustaining heavy losses. Yet unless Hizballah renounces its aim of destroying Israel, or at least stops acting on it, stability in the Middle East will be impossible. Diplomats last week were twisting the squares of the cube mightily for a negotiated, political solution. The Lebanese government, crucially including Hizballah Cabinet ministers, thought it might have found one and started pressing...
...Rather than blaming only military authorities at Guantanamo for the seizure, the filing takes aim at the Justice Department as well, arguing that DOJ's "failure to disclose the seizure... suggests that the Department was a full partner [in] the massive breach of the attorney-client privilege." Though it is uncertain how a federal court might rule on such a motion, in the past judges have upheld the right of Guantanamo prisoners to meet with lawyers, and have taken steps to design the procedures under which that should happen, including preservation of the attorney-client privilege...
...said the new department - which was approved by the cabinet last month and is pending approval by parliament - would be a kinder, softer version of its Taliban predecessor and would not enforce such harsh penalties for moral transgressions. Instead, the organization would mirror those in other Islamic countries that aim to "promote morality in society," Presidential spokesman Mohammad Karim Rahimi said...
When he was CEO of Proctor & Gamble, John Pepper was one of several chief execs forced to disrupt its chummy corporate culture. As the newly appointed nonexecutive chairman of the Walt Disney Co., he may aim to keep things calm. A shareholder revolt forced the board to remove CEO Michael Eisner as chairman in 2004 and opt for a nonexec chair. Although Pepper lacks media experience, A.G. Edwards analyst Michael Kupinski says Disney will benefit from Pepper's global-branding background as it expands worldwide. With shares up 30% since October, Disney's shareholders have been as quiet...