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...quarantine--we called it a quarantine because a blockade is an act of war--and the other group recommended an attack. Kennedy asked General Walter Sweeney, chief of the Tactical Air Command, if he was certain he could take out all the missiles. Sweeney replied, "We have the finest fighter force in the world; we have trained for this kind of operation, and they would destroy the great majority. But there might be one or two or five left." What President would knowingly take the risk of exposing millions of Americans to attack by not destroying one, two or five...
...Ginger and Fred: she was billed fourth, he fifth in Flying Down to Rio. They were filler, but when they stepped out in the musical number The Carioca, audiences knew that the gangly guy and the pert ingenue were an ideal match. Here was emotion expressed in motion, the finest blending of passion and technique. RKO would go on to pair Fred and Ginger in eight romances that would define how two bodies can flirt and fuse in dance...
...Martin Scorsese is used to two things: being called America's finest picturemaker, and getting stiffed at the Oscars ceremony. This Sunday he will find out if he wins for Gangs of New York. This year, at the urging of Miramax Films' Harvey Weinstein, he has campaigned more aggressively for the prize. But some have found the Gangs gang too aggressive; one ad, which reprinted an Op-Ed column by former Academy president Robert Wise, caused such an uproar among other members it was hastily pulled. How much does an Oscar mean to a man with big projects...
...wasn't long ago that most South Asia tourists gave Sri Lanka a wide berth. As recently as 2001, Tamil Tiger separatists hit the international airport, destroying three Airbuses and killing seven soldiers. But for more than a year now, the land that Marco Polo called "the finest island of its size in all the world" has been at peace, and optimism seems well placed despite the government's sinking of a rebel boat last week. Tourist arrivals at the island, where English is widely spoken, reached 393,000 last year, approaching levels not seen since the civil war broke...
...Phan Thiet lies on one of Vietnam's finest stretches of sun and sand, and the French-colonial presence still lingers in the town's slow, relaxed atmosphere. Binh Thuan province, where the town is located, was part of the Cham kingdom until the late 1600s. The Cham Towers, the largest monuments built by the Cham people, still stand on a hill overlooking the town...