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...When maverick politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated in 2002, the Dutch were relieved that his murderer turned out to be a radical white vegan from the small town of Harderwijk. Like Van Gogh, Fortuyn was critical of Islam - he called it a "backward culture" and demanded that immigrants assimilate into Dutch society - and many people feared his killing was the first salvo in the country's own culture war. But that battle may have finally begun with Van Gogh's murder, allegedly carried out by a Dutch-Moroccan, 26, who is being referred to in the media as Mohammed...
...that was so fundamentally changed about American’s approach to the world’s dangers in the three years since September 11 could have been labeled a mistake. Instead, the 2004 election clearly showed the American people want to move forward on this front, not backward to a pre-9/11 mentality. Though many Americans are understandably troubled by the country’s situation (we are, after all, in the middle of a hard war and our economy is still shaky), they stood with the president and showed their trust in his leadership and vision...
...Nepali exporter. Experts in Bangladesh fear that anywhere from $1.25 billion to $2.5 billion of that country's annual exports could be lost, with the shock waves rippling through the nation's banking sector and the entire economy. Some 70% of Bangladeshi garment workers are women; many come from backward rural areas. If they lose their jobs and are forced to return home, "many will have no option but to join the underground sex trade," says Nazma Akhter, president of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers' Union Federation...
Some Tibetans accuse me of selling out their right to independence. But my approach is in our interest. Tibet is backward. It's a big land, rich in natural resources, but we lack the technology or expertise [to exploit them]. So if we remain within China, we might get a greater benefit, provided it respects our culture and environment and gives us some kind of guarantee...
Tampa, Fla., businesswoman Kim Goddard says the personal attention she gets at Loews Hotels--suites stocked with her favorite flowers, food and beverages and first-class treatment for friends, family and clients--is the essence of luxury. "The way they bend over backward to spoil me makes me feel like I'm the only one in the hotel," she says...