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...threats." Those could involve seizing the loot Abacha & Co. are believed to have stashed in the U.S. and Europe, or even boycotting Nigerian oil. But such punitive measures will not work without moral pressure from those who have allowed the dictators' behavior to pass unchallenged. Above all, Nigerians crave the respect of the rest of the world. Freeing Obasanjo and the other political prisoners would be a tiny first step in showing they deserve...
...moment there is no realistic alternative to the revolutionary institutions that govern Iran, but in the Soviet Union in the early 1980s there was no obvious alternative to the Communist Party, and still it collapsed. Moreover, Iran is threatened by the pull of Western culture and democracy. Iranians crave the prosperity they see in the West- but especially the West's freedom to think, live and speak as they wish...
...quickly realize why it's sometimes easier to defend free speech when no one hears it. The N.R.A. is about power. It gets it by whipping its members to a frenzy of antigovernment paranoia. It holds their attention and picks their wallets by flaunting its control over politicians who crave its approval or fear its wrath or just want its campaign money. And it very clearly won't relinquish even an iota of its influence without a fight...
...TIMES IN MY LIFE, I feel it is important to give back to the community in which I live. At other times, gosh, I really crave that Abercrombie & Fitch blue and green plaid shirt that I lost in January. One day last week, I was able to combine both of these desires...
...those who crave fashion, Robert Altman's "Ready to Wear" serves up a multi-course feast. If you're the kind who rises early on Saturday mornings to watch "Style" with Elsa Klensch, you'll gorge yourself with celebrity sightings, feeling very in-the-know when you recognize Sonia Rykiel's signature red hair across a crowded room. However, those who think Gaultier is a sort of scruffy beard will find "Pret-a-Porter" about as filling as a stingy hors d'oeuvre tray...