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...style of the choreography is very lyrical and interpretive, and a little hard to get into at the first. By the end of the piece, however, the build-up of the emotion sweeps the audience into the final, exuberant number, where the joy on the girls’ faces is clearly evident. Any hesitancy that the audience may feel during earlier sections of the work disappears in the final segment. A stand-out from this piece is the section which uses “Phenomenal Woman” as the background to the dancing, as the movements of the dancers...
America should proceed with any military build-up in Pakistan carefully and under tight security, and it must be prepared to take defensive actions in the event of terrorist or guerrilla attacks against American positions. The U.S. is not deploying forces to secure or welcoming environments, as it did in the war against Iraq 10 years ago. It is true that there was some local unrest at the appearance of American soldiers in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, but many were convinced that the American military presence was needed to defend them from the imminent threat posed by Iraq...
...quietly encourages the idea of a military build-up because that would enable the U.S. to shift some of its hardware and staff elsewhere. The rest of Asia, particularly China, would react differently. Koizumi has already perturbed neighbors by revealing a conservative nationalist streak. He has said he'll visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, a war memorial where veterans, including some convicted war criminals, are entombed. He has also refused to stop the publication of textbooks that whitewash Japan's aggression in World...
...TIME: Could Taiwan survive a military attack from the mainland? Chen: For the defense of Taiwan we are compelled to purchase modern and advanced defensive weapons. It is not a choice -- we are forced to do so. The PRC missile deployment and military build-up are aimed not only at Taiwan but also seriously threaten the interests of the U.S. and Japan in the western Pacific region. If conflict breaks out, the impact will not be limited to one place or to the two countries directly involved. Taiwan's security must be protected, but there is no need for that...
...There's no one better to lull you into the false sense of security essential to this song than Jones. Almost talking at times, he walks through the first verse and a half as though he's singing a lullaby, and then, with no real build-up, delivers the telling words. There's an almost indiscernible change in tone - not too much - and the deed is done...