Word: factionalism
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Tolkien, who wrote much of the trilogy during World War II, denied that his tale was analogous to that great battle. Believe who will. But it is hard to miss connections with a new struggle. The Fellowship can be seen as Western democracies now besieged by the lunatic faction of Islamic fundamentalism. (Saruman, as played by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power seems overwhelming, untouchable; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. "So much death," King Theoden says. "What can men do against such reckless hate?" Aragorn replies, "Ride out to meet...
...wrote much of the trilogy during World War II, denied his tale was analogous to that great battle. But it is hard to miss serendipitous connections with a current struggle. The Fellowship from the West can be seen as the various countries now under attack from the militantly lunatic faction of Islamic fundamentalism. (Lord Saruman, as incarnated by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power is daunting; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. As he surveys the carnage of his realm, King Théoden mourns: "So much death. What...
...forest in neighboring Belarus - added to the mounting feeling of insecurity within the media. Many Ukrainians fear their country may be slipping back into totalitarianism. "We have failed to create a system that guarantees democracy," warns Viktor Yuschenko, leader of the Our Ukraine bloc, the largest opposition faction in parliament, and a former Prime Minister removed by Kuchma in April 2000 for his modest attempts at reform. "We are not just close to a dictatorship; we are already in a serious phase of dictatorship." Don't expect to hear about this through the temniki. The New York-based organization Human...
Many Catholics, including myself, have long been conflicted over whether to condemn the cardinal and join a predominantly reformist faction that has loudly called for his resignation. After all, the dogma of the church itself innately calls for forgiveness, and at the beginning of the controversy, most Catholics respected Law and his vision of Christian morals, including a concept of “limitless forgiveness.” Indeed, Law himself has delivered several homilies on the topic, both before and after the scandal surfaced. The lay Catholics had no reason to doubt his morals, and they could convince themselves...
...Qaeda terrorists both in Pakistan and next door in Afghanistan. Some Pakistanis, even inside the army, think Musharraf has gone too far, and public resentment against the U.S. is deepening. This fury is channeled through an Islamic group known as the Muttahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the third-biggest faction in Parliament. An example of what's in store for Musharraf?and Washington?occurred last week when MMA chiefs started the parliamentary session with a prayer for Mir Aimal Kasi, who was executed by lethal injection in Virginia on Nov. 14 for assassinating two CIA agents...