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...tempting to dismiss Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi's call this week for a jihad against Switzerland as just another round in the feud between the two countries. But it would be a mistake to treat Gaddafi's rhetoric as mere theater. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the Libyan leader's second-eldest son, who many suspect is Gaddafi's likely successor, tells TIME that Libya's row with Switzerland is evidence of a far more serious and urgent issue within Libya, which is grappling with how democratic and Westernized the country should become after decades of isolation...
...interview with TIME, Saif did not criticize his father, to whom he is close. Yet he offered a head-on challenge to Libya's conservatives, who resist calls for democratic change. "They are idiots," he says, waving his hand as though to dismiss them. When asked what kinds of new political freedoms he wants for Libya - such as freedom of speech, or privately owned media - Saif replied without hesitating: "Everything - a level of freedom like in Holland." That would be a stunning departure from his father's 40-year rule, in which the country has carved a far different path...
Thaksin's opponents, called the "Yellow Shirts" for their preferred garb, seized Government House, where the Prime Minister's office is located, and New Bangkok International Airport in 2008 as part of their efforts to oust the elected Thaksin-allied government, which they believed was preparing to dismiss all the cases against him, paving the way for his return to power. That seems ever more unlikely after Friday's court decision, although both Thaksin and his supporters are certain to continue to fight for his eventual return...
...there’s a criticism of M*A*S*H worth making, it’s the undercurrent of sexism that sneaks its way into almost every episode. But before you dismiss the after-hours philandering of Hawkeye and friends as hopelessly retrograde, I’d encourage you to watch the infamous Dodge Charger commercial that aired during this year’s Super Bowl. Reinforcing gender stereotypes is one thing, but doing it by means of mediocre copywriting is unforgivable...
...easy to dismiss the movement. The Obama-as-Hitler metaphors don’t elicit respect. Signs heralding “Beck-Palin ’12” are enough to make one forswear even drinking tea. Nevertheless, it is not just these tactics that those in the mainstream decry. It is the supposed ignorance of the Tea Partiers. They don’t understand the legislation, some say. They don’t realize what’s good for them, others argue. They are misinformed, they are the product of Fox News, they have a terrible misreading...