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...dump others (MGM had to wait 12 years to film The Postman Always Rings Twice). Moviegoers that summer Sunday may have been shocked by the sudden absence of shocking dialogue and situations. But filmmakers evolved a new "code," one that traded starkness for subtlety. Audiences quickly learned this covert language in which a woman's knowing smile was its own double entendre, and a kiss was never just a kiss. --By Richard Corliss
...decisions and events over the past decade: the first Bush administration's reluctance to overthrow Saddam in 1991; Saddam's determination to hang onto those of his chemical and biological weapons he'd managed to keep out of the inspectors' hands in the early '90s; the failure of sanctions, covert coup attempts and a 1998 bombing campaign to dislodge the regime; the slow breakup of the Gulf War coalition as much of Europe and the Arab world found itself at odds with the U.S. and Britain over long-term sanctions; the emergence in the second Bush administration of a determined...
...sectarian factions that riddle Kurdish politics. Komal, however, has come to be particularly important in recent months in light of the bloody war raging between ruling parties of Iraqi Kurdistan and Islamist groups linked with al-Qaeda, such as Ansar al-Islam. The local government had entered into a covert dialogue with Komal, hoping to draw it out of the Islamist nexus. The bloody checkpoint scene, captured by a Time photographer who arrived during the gun battle, has now thrown that dialogue into disarray. Komal supporters immediately blamed local government forces for the ambush...
...place as we constantly re-evaluate our needs and desires. Great cities are founded upon the grand aspirations of their citizens. In giving constructive imagination to the public, architects fuel speculation as to the very future of civilization, and offer one of the most powerful weapons to counter the covert forces of destruction that surround...
Iraqi security, says the British file, has completely blocked all attempts to interview scientists. Iraqi agents choose the venues for such talks, then listen in and even videotape the proceedings. Secret police hang around the scene to observe any covert behavior, like whispered conversations or note passing. Inspectors have been reluctant to ask any scientist to be interviewed outside the country because the security forces brandish lists of relatives whom they are ready to punish if the scientists give anything away. Thus far none have agreed to leave Iraq...