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...success of "Little Lulu" derives from its minimized universe. John Stanley excels at creating absurdly funny situations out of the simplest devices. One silly story involves the repeated swapping of a stuffed, mounted fish back and forth in exchange for a present for Lulu's pop, a genuine civil war cannonball, a present he has no interest in anyway. The sharp writing often takes you by surprise. The "Bank Robbery" strip has Lulu convinced that Tubby is spending her ill-gotten piggy bank money on Gloria, her rival. After assaulting him with a doll, she discovers her money and apologizes...
...point out that from a strategic standpoint, signals intelligence alone is insufficient, and that the U.S. needs more flesh-and-blood agents gathering and evaluating information out in the field. But what he neglects to fully address critically are the ramifications of programs like Echelon on individual privacy and civil liberties. Public oversight of intelligence organizations is poor to nonexistent; the answer to the question Quis custodiet ipsos custodies—who watches the watchers?—is, effectively...
...that pledge is less than reassuring. Keefe presents evidence suggesting that illegal surveillance happens all the time—in intercepting communications of U.S. citizens involved in anti-war and civil-rights activities, for example. Yet he purposefully reserves judgment on the frightening implications of his anecdotes, seeming to use these thrilling tidbits merely to keep his readers’ attention...
Banjoko explained that the rise in popularity of hip-hop was a result of social pressures of the early 1970s and the aftermath of 1960s civil rights movements...
...Analysts also note that the coming weeks and months will be critical in determining the significance of the change. It remains to be seen whether the opposition political parties and civil society movements will be freed of all existing restraints in challenging for the presidency, particularly in terms of the right to hold rallies and other forms of public campaign activity, as well as access to the media. A major question-mark hangs over the status and intentions of the outlawed but popular Muslim Brotherhood group. Although banned as a political party, its members have run as independents despite many...