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...Mahathir should be praised for leading a once backward nation toward first-world standards of living. He also made the developing world proud when he stood up to international financial institutions and imposed capital controls. Further, his unflinching criticism of the U.S.'s unilateral and pre-emptive policy vis-?-vis "rogue states" should stand as a warning to sycophantic countries. Still, despite Malaysia's success, one has to wonder if it might have been possible for Mahathir to achieve all that he did without resorting to strong-arm tactics, like jailing his political rival Anwar Ibrahim. If development could...
...It’s a long process. There are steps forward, and sometimes there’s a step or two backward,” Melton said. “[My children] are pleased that [the research]’s progressing. But it’s not going to change their life...
...Shins’ 2001 debut album Oh! Inverted World, “New Slang” perfectly captured the mood of a man who, though not wallowing in a bygone love, constantly glanced backward and lived in its shadow. On Chutes Too Narrow, Mercer projects the image of a changed man from the moment a brash electric guitar breaks in to start “Kissing the Lipless...
...think tank. "The concern is that when the government eventually stops pumping in money, whenever that is, the economy will collapse." Meanwhile, the country's economic success has diverted attention from Thaksin's more controversial policies, including this year's deadly crackdown on drug dealers. "This country is going backward, not forward," says a Thai human-rights worker in Bangkok. "The government is giving people money with one hand while taking their liberties away with the other...
...stop with ESPN, he should resign as radio host. It's sad to see in the U.S. that so many people listen to a person with that type of perspective and support his race-based opinions. Let's move forward in this nation and not backward to the early 1900's. Michael Allen Frederick...