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...change, albeit slowly, in this most conservative of countries. During two days of meetings with TIME, which included rare visits to his private office, home and horse farm, Abdullah, 78, acknowledged many of Saudi Arabia's ills and discussed his plans for reform. "We have gone through shock and denial," says a Saudi official. "Now we're asking, 'Do we need to change...
...dangers of marijuana have been greatly exaggerated. These limited dangers must now be weighed against the social costs of its prohibition. The most damaging effect of marijuana prohibition is the denial of medicinal marijuana to those who need it. Marijuana dramatically reduces the severe nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy, relieves the unrelenting optic pressure that characterizes glaucoma and successfully induces appetite among AIDS patients who desperately need to eat. It has also proved effective in combating the symptoms of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and many other medical conditions. Unbelievably, the U.S. government has ignored these findings and classified marijuana...
...silver lining may be the fact that 67 percent of all respondents also believed the September 11 attacks were morally unjustified. Then again, 61 percent believed those attacks were not carried out by Arab groups. That suggests that while they may be in an astonishing state of denial, their basic inclination is to reject terrorism and extremism...
...same place as him, but I didn't know him personally." The following day, Le Monde published a photograph of Chirac - then mayor of Paris - shaking hands with Schuller at city hall. According to a poll published in the daily newspaper Le Parisien, 67% of people found Chirac's denial unconvincing...
...private office, home and equestrian farm, the Crown Prince repeatedly stressed his alliance with the U.S., acknowledged many of Saudi Arabia's ills and discussed his plans for reform. Last week, he even tossed out an intriguing Middle East peace initiative. "We have gone through shock and denial," explains a Saudi official. "Now we're asking, 'Do we need to change...