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...that British troops had made enough progress to turn over control of two southern provinces to Iraqi forces. But he also said that "the mere fact that we are still in some places exacerbates violence from those who want to destabilize Iraqi democracy." The original hope of the U.S., Britain and their allies to install a liberal democratic government in Iraq, he thought, was out of reach and might have been "naive." "We should aim for a lower ambition," Dannatt said. The general wants Britain's 7,000 troops out "sometime soon" because "I want an army in five years...
...Britain Israel Unconfirmed arsenal Iran Suspected program Pakistan Russia...
China 410 France 350 Britain 200 Israel 100-170 India 75-110 Pakistan 50-110 North Korea Unknown...
...ratings have been gobbled up in this American-TV-friendly environment. NBC's Kidnapped, a suspense show that costs Sony Pictures Television about $2.4 million an episode to produce--and is on the verge of being canceled in the U.S.--triggered a bidding war that ended with Britain's Channel 4 purchasing rights for a reported $800,000 an episode. The antihero appeal of craggy-faced actor James Woods, coupled with crisp writing and storytelling, has made CBS's new legal drama series Shark desirable to foreign broadcasters this season, commanding seven figures per episode, which was unheard-of even...
...Adams Dining Hall that the English and American Literature and Languages concentrator and Adams resident deigns to mention, ever so quietly, that he “sort of went to Eton.” Or that one of his motivations for attending a college outside his native Britain was the fact that he’s “quite pro-American, really, but I try to keep it quiet here because otherwise people would get big heads...