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...surprising that Colin Powell's breaking ranks on Iraq has sent the White House into a panic. While the Bush administration continues to insist that the invasion was justified and necessary despite the news that weapons of mass destruction on which the case for war was built didn't exist, Powell admitted to the Washington Post that if he'd known the truth about Iraq's WMD capability he might not have advocated an invasion. Asked if he would have advocated invading in the absence of WMD, the Secretary of State answered: "It was the stockpile that presented the final...
...long ago, writer Ralph Ellison openly lamented what he called the invisibility of black people, a peculiar condition where we are not acknowledged by the larger society—not because we do not exist, but because others simply refuse to acknowledge us. Turn on the television now, however, and the average viewer is likely to be bombarded with images of wealthy and famous blacks. Likewise, colleges and corporations now contain sizeable populations of blacks who are heavily recruited and enjoy unprecedented support in the development and maintenance of cultural organizations. Nevertheless, while larger society is increasingly exposed...
...Blair's real vulnerability is not that the Kelly affair will keep getting rehashed but that no WMD have been found in Iraq. That has corroded public trust in his judgment. The admission last week by the U.S.'s chief WMD hunter, David Kay, that they probably didn't exist in the first place means that Britain went to war on a false premise, which Blair insisted was true. Even if he believed it at the time, he owes his people an accounting now. The Tories and Liberal Democrats have renewed their calls for an investigation into the roots...
...begins in 1490 when the painter Nicolas des Innocents, whose appetites pointedly contradict his name, is commissioned by the wealthy Parisian Jean Le Viste to design six tapestries glorifying the nobleman's status at court. Nicolas, like most of the characters, is fictional, though a Jean Le Viste did exist in the Middle Ages, and his family's coat of arms appears in the tapestries. Other than that, little is known about the works, so Chevalier imagines that during a consultation at the Le Viste estate, Nicolas meets Jean's estranged wife Genevieve, prim and tense, as well...
...Desert Golf Classic, which attracts top players, among them Tiger Woods. Another major attraction is the winter Dubai Shopping Festival, which runs from mid-January to Feb. 15. Its price reductions in fashion and electronics outlets temporarily turn Dubai into a mecca for the material world. Gambling may not exist here, but partying certainly does. There are no strict Islamic bans on alcohol--or on basically having fun in public--as in neighboring countries. A local edition of the listings magazine Time Out identifies 160 establishments in its "Nightlife" section...