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...Bush was dragged into supporting intelligence reform by John Kerry's imprudent campaign demand that the 9/11 commission recommendations be enacted immediately-without any input from, or negotiation with, the entrenched panjandrums of the intelligence community. "You can't do intelligence reform without a clear vision and direct marching orders from the President," 9/11 commission member Bob Kerrey told me last week. "If you create an Intelligence Czar, but the President doesn't want to back him fully and give him real authority to build the network, then you might as well deep-six the bill...
...this is in Marber's 1997 play, which the film follows closely - nearly as faithfully as Nichols attended to "Virginia Woolf" (when, famously, only 18 words were added to the play script, and a few words taken out). "Mike said if I wanted to direct a film of it he would happily produce it," Marber told Tyrangiel. "Or if I didn't want to direct it, he would. He just wanted to be involved in the material." Then the two went over the play, scene by scene. "Mike and I discussed it, but it was more that we read...
...leader. When a group of insurgents brandishing RPGs was spotted 400 yds. south, Meno called in mortar fire from the rear and Abrams tank fire from the front. The insurgents had no chance. "Hey, LT, good call. That's perfect," said Bellavia. As if to punctuate the score, a direct hit on the building where the insurgents had taken cover set off repeated secondary explosions...
...struggle for Tibetan independence from China will further diminish after the Dalai Lama's death. Exile and inaction never yield positive results. While it is true that peaceful methods of promoting the cause of Tibetan freedom should be adopted, what has the Dalai Lama done to direct these efforts? In today's world, substituting philosophy for action does not yield results. ZUBAIR KHAN Frankfurt, Germany...
...independent state was finally within reach. At the time of his death, many despaired of the possibility of anyone taking them out of the slough in which they were stuck--harassed by Israeli soldiers, threatened by Israeli attacks, vulnerable to Palestinian gang rule and sinking into privation. Palestinians direct most of their outrage at Israel and the government of Ariel Sharon, but their current condition is also the product of a phenomenal failure of Palestinian leadership...