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...respect they are given by the general public, but they do not address the complicated realities of the Middle East. As morally problematic as closures and restrictions are, they are extremely effective in preventing terrorist attacks and bloodshed. Israeli authorities estimate that through its sometimes-questionable techniques, the defense apparatus has prevented upwards of 4,100 specific incidents in the past seven months...
...Macedonia the lead actor for now is the European Union. The full panoply of the E.U.'s unwieldy foreign policy apparatus was funneled into Skopje last week: High Representative Javier Solana, Commissioner Chris Patten, Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh and Bodo Hombach, special coordiNATOr of the Stability Pact. All left behind strong messages of support for the Macedonian government, while urging it to speed up its desultory efforts to meet longstanding Albanian demands for better political and economic standing in the country...
...entire film industry in China is a censorship apparatus. The Beijing Film Academy disgorges talented directors, but the regional film studios typically employ these ambitious youngsters in menial jobs. The government hopes that, by the time they are finally given the chance to make a film, they will be sympathetic to the corruption of the system?docile artisans...
...down. The FBI hopes the lethal prospect moves Hanssen to detail exactly what he gave away. If he "sold the farm," as former FBI assistant director Bryant believes, U.S. intelligence will have to rebuild its entire Russian program from the ground up. And every operative in the U.S. spy apparatus, from satellite controllers to eavesdroppers to military planners, is searching frantically to discover what may have been compromised...
...University alleges that the company's name could be mistaken for a school department and wants it changed. The suit was prompted by the company's recent name change from "Harvard Apparatus" in anticipation of going public. The action is the latest in Harvard's wide-ranging campaign to crack down on companies who seek to profit from seeming to be associated with the University. While the University's zeal in protecting its trademark is understandable in most cases, this latest lawsuit crosses the line from prosecuting malicious pirates to punishing legitimate companies...