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...forgiven for thinking we lost the Gulf War. After all, ten years to the day after it began, Saddam Hussein is still in power, his grip stronger than ever. He may even still have weapons of mass destruction. And Iraq is not a democracy. (Nor is Kuwait, for that matter, almost a decade after it was liberated by a U.S.-led alliance.) You may be forgiven for thinking that way, but you'd also be wrong. Because despite the official spin at the time, the Gulf War was not about Saddam Hussein or democracy or even weapons of mass destruction...
...President-elect Bush would be forgiven for taking issue with that interpretation. The incoming administration is more likely to see maintaining the peace process as primarily the responsibility of the Israelis and Palestinians themselves...
Guess whose brother just happens to be in the Himalayan neighborhood, eager to save the sister who has not forgiven him for Dad's death? Now try to guess why Scott Glenn signed on to play the shaggy, half-mad old man of the mountains honchoing the rescue. It is the year's most ludicrous character part in what is likely the year's most ludicrous action movie...
...years prior had abused the family, tried to burn the house down and abandoned them, and who is now back and recognized by everybody save for his wife. His daughters' reactions to him are mixed. Gail, who is tough, street-smart and devoted to the family, has forgiven him and even cooks for him. Mary Ann, the middle daughter, is a fantastically distressed young woman who fears her father and periodically abandons her husband and child to take refuge in a fantasy world. Elizabeth, the oldest, is a high-powered attorney with a violent streak, who despises her father...
...already know Gomez, you could be forgiven for being unsure of what to think of this album. First of all, let's put the matter to rest. Gomez are good. They are very good. Their debut album Bring It On won one of England's most prestigious music awards, the Mercury Music Prize. Their 1999 American tour brought much critical acclaim and the approval of countless audiences. But the best thing about Gomez is that they don't seem to take themselves too seriously. Having said that, there not much apart from the inherent joy of the music that unites...