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Helping Hands and Blind Eyes...
...invasion of Iraq, when the Yemeni government worried that it too might be on the receiving end of U.S. military action. Sana'a helped the U.S. with the assassination of a leader of al-Qaeda in 2002, by missile attack from a Predator drone, even as it turned a blind eye to other extremists as long as they didn't cause trouble...
...next thing you know she's riding the Bingo bus from Bodeen to Austin to practice with her new team, the Hurl Scouts. They all have names that sound like Blind Vices from Ted Casablanca's E! columns: Maggie Mayhem (Kristen Wiig), Rosa Sparks (Eve), Bloody Holly (Zoe Bell) and Smashly Simpson (Barrymore, cheerfully taking on the role of team idiot). Their coach is Razor, and he's played by the third and least well-known Wilson brother, Andrew. Juliette Lewis is fairly terrifying as Iron Maven, the star player for the Hurl Scouts' rival team...
Indeed, police in other European countries have turned a blind eye to Polanski's travel across the continent for work and pleasure over the years. The director has even made frequent visits to Switzerland in the past without any problem. His supporters claim that Swiss authorities finally caved in to U.S. pressure to nab the director. But Swiss and U.S. justice officials say they knew where he would be thanks to press releases by the Zurich Film Festival touting his presence to accept the award. "There was a valid arrest request, and we knew when he was coming. That...
...attention from the federal authorities over the past several years. Who knows what kinds of emotions that has stirred up?" In such areas, Cross says, there's a certain tolerance of underground economies - and additional sensitivity to any perceived government snooping. Hatfield notes that local residents may turn a blind eye to drugs and corruption because of fear of retribution. "Fear becomes the norm - people don't know any other way, and it becomes part of the culture. It takes time to change. I think there's been progress, and it's tragic to see something like this happen...