Word: candidness
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Mohammed Hussein Farah Aidid is still getting used to his transformation from warlord to Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister. But his assessment of the precarious hold the new government has on Somalia, after ousting an Islamist regime, is both candid and grim. "The institutions of the T.F.G. [Transitional Federal Government] are very weak," he said in interview with TIME at his villa in Mogadishu. "It's a symbolic government. Permanence we do not have. We do not have institutions; we do not have a credible force. Unless [we receive outside assistance] quickly, we have no chance of building a nation...
...think the candid behind-the-scenes music video has been done to death before, you’d be right. But has it ever been done with everyone dressed in poorly fitting Christmas-themed costumes and sunglasses? I think not. That appears to be the entire premise for the production, so don’t expect any character development or thinly disguised Moulin Rouge references as in other Killers music videos. You shouldn’t expect anything beyond cheesy costumes and fuzzy shots of randomly assorted holiday decorations, which is quite a relief in light of the band?...
...Arabism that once made the Palestinian cause the region's cause is long dead, and the Arab countries have their own worries aplenty. In a decade of reporting in the region, I found it rarely took more than the arching of an eyebrow to get the most candid of Arab thinkers to acknowledge that the tears shed for the Palestinians today outside the West Bank and Gaza are of the crocodile variety. Palestinians know this best...
...entrepreneur who at the age of 17 helped found the Subway sandwich chain gave students a candid taste of business life last night. Fred DeLuca described Subway’s tentative early days and dispensed advice for young professionals, speaking to about 40 students in the Dunster House Junior Common Room. DeLuca said he co-founded the Subway franchise in 1965 in hopes of covering his college expenses. Now the chain has nearly 27,000 branches worldwide. When DeLuca hit hard financial times early in Subway’s history, he faced a choice between shutting down the original location...
...Iraq. When Gates visited the country as part of the Iraq Study Group, he said, all the ground commanders told him they "thought they had adequate troops." Gates quickly added that if confirmed he'd be going back to Iraq to see if he would get "a more candid answer" from ground commanders on troop levels. He also pronounced himself "very open" to the idea of increasing the strength of the Army and Marine Corps, whose personnel and equipment are wearing out from...