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Perhaps with this in mind, in the months since Sept. 11 public officials have made dire predictions with opacity reminiscent of Nostradamus. On Oct. 10 and again on Oct. 29, the Bush administration warned Americans that another terrorist attack was imminent. Officials urged alertness. There was no word, in either instance, of the nature of attack planned or of potential targets...
Rove's agenda is understandable: too much dire talk and people may desert the economy and lose interest in and support for the military campaign. "Some might ask why, in the midst of war, I would come to Dixie Printing," Bush said during a visit to a Maryland box-making plant on Wednesday. "And the answer is because we fight the war on two fronts. We fight a war at home, and part of the war we fight is to make sure that our economy continues to grow...
Rachel’s insistence on unearthing her grand-uncle’s grave, which had been concealed under a tree in the Muslim cemetery, has dire consequences—especially since this grand-uncle was also an excommunicated infidel, an “unbeliever.” Koya sees Rachel as a disobedient wench far too bold for her own good and insists that the gravestone be smashed and scattered to the four winds...
...band’s varying musical tastes. Dispatch acknowledge everyone from Peter Gabriel and Cat Stevens to Stevie Wonder and Al Green when talking about their personal tastes; other influences and favorite bands include Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Pink Floyd, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dire Straits. Slightly older than the other two, Braddigan admitted that he has “deep roots in the hair bands. Actually AC/DC is what got me into rock and roll...
Despite last week?s grim headlines and dire FBI warnings, Americans are an increasingly optimistic bunch. After five days of air strikes against Taliban strongholds, public support for military action in Afghanistan remains on the rise (87 percent) as does the President?s approval rating (89 percent). More Americans (65 percent) are expressing confidence in "how things are going in this country" than at any time since the September 11th attacks...