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...Zarqawi's men, though, have shown few signs of backing down. In Latifiya last week, al-Qaeda fighters captured and murdered five members of the nationalist Islamic Army in Iraq and assassinated a Sunni colonel. After the backlash in Ramadi, al-Zarqawi's men supposedly retreated into the rocky western deserts but have continued to target local leaders. A senior security officer says jihadist fighters followed a Ramadi chieftain from the powerful Dulaimi tribe into Baghdad on Wednesday; handcuffed him, a nephew and a senior security officer for the western provinces; and executed each of them with a bullet through...
...that leave the field of ESC research? Not as badly hurt as it may seem. "There are 20 years of research, and one set of lies won't trash the whole field," says Christopher Thomas Scott, Stanford University bioethicist and author of the book Stem Cell Now. The bigger backlash is likely to be political, as the scandal gives further ammunition to those who view ESC research as inherently unethical. Still, other methods of ESC research will continue to develop across the world...
...another recent Focus Features’ release, “Pride and Prejudice.” “We’ve sold out every single show in all five theaters,” Schamus said. And Schamus is definitely not intimidated or afraid of the cultural backlash the film might receive from certain cohorts. “If you have a problem [with the film], see a therapist,” he added with a winking grin...
...depiction of the War in Iraq and its domestic effects, “Embedded Live!” was written and directed by Robbins. It has been critically assailed, and is currently unavailable in major video retailers such as Blockbuster Video and Wal-Mart.Robbins says he is unsurprised by the backlash the piece has created. “It should be offensive. Satire shouldn’t have friends on both political sides,” he says.“Iraq is just a tremendously huge blunder,” Robbins says, and that opinion permeates the show. It tells...
...years London was a hamburger wasteland. Remember the British take on American diners? Yech. The best most joints could offer was a fatty, premade beef patty lost inside a stale, wan roll. And if the bland, greasy taste didn't drive diners away, mad-cow disease and a backlash against fast food just about wiped hamburgers off London menus. But rejoice, burger lovers: the humble patty on a bun is experiencing a renaissance...