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...finish the story," Greengrass interrupts. "I was in Los Angeles, and I got a phone call saying Would I like to do The Bourne Supremacy?" Enthusiastic about taking his first crack at a mainstream Hollywood project, he agreed to attend a meeting at the studio later that day. Not familiar with the city--"I was a small, little European director"--he accidentally took a taxi to the nearby Universal Studios Theme Park instead of the studio. Realizing his mistake, "I turned into Jason Bourne's overweight older brother, trying to get from the Universal Studios Theme Park to Universal Studios...
...more. Wallace looked up to see a man in the same desert-camouflage fatigues normally worn by Iraqi army soldiers; he was standing 2 ft. from him and taking aim with an AK-47. Wallace and Bennett threw their shoulders back into the door. The barrel caught in the crack a second time, and more bullets crashed around the side of the room. Seconds later, a massive explosion in the hall disintegrated the door around Wallace and Bennett, who was left badly wounded along with another soldier in the room, Jesse Hernandez. More blasts outside sent flames and smoke coursing...
...Harvard Law School professors penned an article last month criticizing the recording industry's aggressive efforts to crack down on illegal downloading, calling on universities to resist demands to assist in the industry's campaign...
...decision is a major blow for Musharraf, who has faced increasing resistance to his rule this year, new pressure from Washington to crack down on militants and a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks around Pakistan in recent days. Many foreign observers believe that Musharraf's days are numbered as leader of Pakistan - raising the attendant issue of who could possibly replace America's primary ally in the war against terror in this critical region...
...Under the new Bush plans, Israel would begin peace talks with the Palestinians on the condition that the Palestinian Authority (PA) crack down on terrorism and corruption. This is understandable but unrealistic. The Fatah leadership that has controlled the PA since the 1993 Oslo Accords has been unable or unwilling to curb Palestinian militants. A key reason terrorist acts continue is that many Palestinians simply don't see the benefits of giving up armed struggle. With no end in sight to the growth of Israelis settlements and security barriers in the occupied West Bank, most Palestinians have lost faith...