Word: corruption
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...euphoria that are badly needed, even if he sometimes behaves like a provincial arriviste - which often irritates me as well. I would like the media to take a broader view of Italy because the undiluted criticism is harmful. Just because an Italian is rich doesn't mean he's corrupt. Philippe Saenen Rome Tenet Steps Down "Out of the line of fire" [June 14], about George Tenet's resignation as CIA director, reported on U.S. intelligence shortcomings before 9/11 and leading up to the Iraq war. A more recent issue is the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Those tactics...
...President, co-directed by Bill Clinton confidant Harry Thomason, assails what it calls a long-term right-wing campaign to destroy Clinton; Control Room looks at Iraq as seen by Arab news channel al-Jazeera. Meanwhile, John Sayles' fictional Silver City gives us Chris Cooper playing a corrupt--and familiarly fumble-mouthed--gubernatorial candidate...
...America, inheritor of the Group Theater tradition (where in the 1930s Strasberg first came to controversial prominence). They had long needed a star to lead their revolution--against the well-spoken, emotionally disconnected acting style that had long prevailed on stage and film, indeed against the whole slick, corrupt Broadway-Hollywood way of doing show business...
...State of Virginia, Jefferson presented dire warnings about what might happen to the U.S. political system in a worst-case scenario, but his words turned out to be a more accurate prophecy for America's plundered neighbor: "The spirit of the times ... will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt ... The shackles ... which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of war will remain on long, will be made heavier and heavier." Given a fair chance, Haiti could have flourished and prospered. If that had been the case, this year Haiti would be celebrating the bicentennial of its independence with...
Ralph Nader should be lauded for his unwavering resolve to reform what he sees as a plagued and corrupt political system [May 31]. Although supporters of John Kerry have the right to assume that Nader "spoiled" the 2000 election, the state chairman of Arizona's Democratic Party is absurd when he says the 2004 election is only "about George Bush and John Kerry." To deny Nader, who is running as an independent candidate, a place on the ballot is dangerous to the electoral system. Furthermore, voters who support Nader should resist claims that a vote for Nader is a vote...