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...contrast to the wide public support former French hero Zinedine Zidane received following his infamous head-butting incident with an Italian opponent during the 2006 World Cup final. Perhaps this is the reason Henry himself finally stepped up with a near mea culpa. In a statement sent to the British TV channel Sky Sports, Henry broke his silence since his postmatch admission that he had handled the ball, acknowledging that "the fairest solution would be to replay the game." He insisted that the use of his hand during the game was "an instinctive reaction" and defended his previously irreproachable reputation...
...rest of the all-star cast funnels their respective talents into the standard roster of kid-movie roles. Sean William Scott (“Role Models”) takes on the wisecracking sidekick, while the inimitable John Cleese is the requisite Evil Professor, whose refined British accent seems wholly out of place in the apparently country-less Planet 51. As the unexpected visitor, Chuck is self-centered and arrogant, and he struggles to understand why the celebrity status he enjoyed at home carries no weight in his new surroundings. As he’s pursued by an army...
...Military commanders are aware of the challenges confronting members of the NATO mission which could include 500 additional British troops standing ready for deployment as early as the end of November, provided the Karzai government gives convincing assurances of its intention to tackle corruption - and assuming Washington finally arrives at a decision. On Nov. 16, Major-General Paul Newton, the Assistant Chief of Defense Staff, announced a new British counter-insurgency doctrine - the military's first in eight years -and said it needed to be swiftly implemented. "Does this sound to you like a briefing of the sort that...
...fight to the death. It is to demonstrate clearly that [the Taliban] cannot win, and to provide a way back into their communities for those who are prepared to live peacefully," said Britain's Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, in an address to the NATO assembly the same day British defense chiefs launched the new doctrine. Even as Britain prepares to boost its military presence, its political and defense establishment are acknowledging the limits of hard power...
...French speakers - a quality that could come in handy with the 27-member E.U. - his low profile appears to have endeared him to his initial sponsors, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two leaders are thought to have balked at a big name like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as E.U. President, because they feared he could become a strong rival for the spotlight. Van Rompuy, by contrast, might have lightweight political credentials, but he was seen as the least aggressive candidate...