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...School for Insurgency "The Lessons of Najaf" [Aug. 30] described the flip-flops of the rebellious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army. Slowly but surely, Iraq is becoming a Shi'ite theocracy like that of Iran. There is absolutely nothing the U.S. can do about it. That change is due in part to the ever growing influence of Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani, to whom the Iraqi government turned in order to broker an end to the rebellion in Najaf. Isn't that ironic, since it was Iran and not Iraq that sheltered al-Qaeda operatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

...there is only one significant question left in this presidential election year: Can John Kerry hold George Bush accountable for this mess? My guess is, probably not. The Republicans, with a strong assist from Kerry, have successfully painted the Democrat as a flip-flopping incompetent when it comes to national security. It will be hard for Kerry to change that impression. In fact, he has only one chance remaining, in the presidential debates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Iraq: A Powerful Fantasy | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

...though you're trying too hard. O.K., maybe for a party. But in day-to-day life, high heels are ridiculous. The world is too serious. We have too many problems. I've never gone up to a three-inch or four-inch heel. I've seen models flip on the runway and break their ankles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Passion For Fashion | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

...different if one of the parties taunted someone as a rich college student,” he says. “Or if Mr. Pring-Wilson had talked down on them for being local townies. But it seemed like he got taunted just for being a stumbling drunk in flip-flops. The fight itself had nothing to do with race or class...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With a Harvard Student as the Defendant, the Case Could Swing Either Way | 9/24/2004 | See Source »

...Lessons of Najaf" [AUG. 30] described the flip-flops of the rebellious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army. Slowly but surely, Iraq is becoming a Shi'ite theocracy like that of Iran. There is absolutely nothing the U.S. can do about it. This change is due in part to the ever growing influence of Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani, to whom the Iraqi government turned in order to broker an end to the rebellion in Najaf. Isn't that ironic, since it was Iran and not Iraq that sheltered al-Qaeda operatives? The so-called axis of evil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 20, 2004 | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

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