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...tattoo parlor as three teenage girls from Queens, in J. Lo jackets and spray-on jeans, hovered nervously at the counter. I wondered whether to buy a new car radio at Taj Mahal Stereo or at the place that advertises WORLD LARGEST SPEAKER SELECTIONS--SE HABLA ESPANOL. Then lunch: Dim sum, falafel or Tex-Mex tortillas? Hell, let's go for a carnivorous selection from the food cart that sells hot dogs, gyros, shish kebabs and Italian sausages, all of them--so the Egyptian in charge claimed--guaranteed halal. "Food for every nationality!" he told...
...that seems on the verge of overheating is fundamentally naive. The choice of which countries’ economies to support is a daunting and unrewarding one for the unelected bureaucrats who control the European Central Bank under Gov. Wim Duisenberg. Indeed, he has already been styled “Dim Wim” by the British tabloids for his frequent lapses in judgement. The inevitable consequences of partial economic integration for vast swathes of Europe seem to be either spiralling inflation or ballooning unemployment...
...Taliban nor anyone else is going to storm into an airport and open fire—at least, unless they have a penchant for airports, a public shooting there is no more likely than anywhere else. And with or without military personnel around every corner, even the most dim-witted terrorist would never try to hijack a plane by rushing through metal detectors, ready for a footrace or a firefight...
...This may account for why the rhetoric of the Taliban leader took on apocalyptic tones last week that seemed to betray his despair about the fate of his movement and his own dim prospects for survival. From an undisclosed location, Omar broadcast messages predicting his death in battle and naming Mullah Baradar, a former governor in Herat who commanded Taliban troops in Kabul, his successor. Early in the week he gave an interview to the BBC's Pashtu news service in which he predicted "the destruction of America. If Allah's help is with us, this will happen within...
...about pinning down that fleeting idea of "normalcy." So even as our vague frustrations dim in the shadows of real-life terror and true bravery, and past slights are overlooked, let?s make a bid to hold on to what we know. Sure, we will be enormously pleased to see everyone - from our parents all the way down to Bob, our recently paroled third cousin twice-removed. This Thanksgiving, we may even be able to forget what was said all those years ago about our 10th-grade prom date. And all this will happen because we have confronted...