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...high-minded imperialist, sooner or later-whether in a village in Kenya, a Casbah in Algiers, or a jail in Baghdad-your young soldiers will get you into trouble. They will do something so foolish or impetuous or horrible that all your good work will be forgotten, and you-and they-will be reviled for it. "In Burma," George Orwell once wrote, "I was constantly struck by the fact that the common soldiers were the best-hated section of the white community, and judged simply by their behavior, they certainly deserved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End of a Bad Idea | 5/11/2004 | See Source »

...high-minded imperialist, sooner or later?whether in a village in Kenya, a Casbah in Algiers, or a jail in Baghdad?your young soldiers will get you into trouble. They will do something so foolish or impetuous or horrible that all your good work will be forgotten, and you?and they?will be reviled for it. "In Burma," George Orwell once wrote, "I was constantly struck by the fact that the common soldiers were the best-hated section of the white community, and judged simply by their behavior, they certainly deserved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End of a Bad Idea | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

...organization prepares to move on from the controversy, Raynor said he hopes and believes that the elections will be soon forgotten...

Author: By Shayak Sarkar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BSA To Hold New Elections | 5/6/2004 | See Source »

American car owners have a peculiar habit. When we walk out of a mall, blinking and dazed, and realize we've forgotten where we've parked, we scan the parking lot, keys in hand, and ask, "Where am I?" Where am I--because your car, in this country, is you. It expresses your aspirations, your taste, your social class and your virility (or your need to compensate for same). I learned this growing up near Detroit, where people lived for their cars--American cars!--and lived by the GM slogan, "It's not just your car, it's your freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Wheels, My Self | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...acrimonious, made for MTV break-up. Parker Posey is disappointing as Serena, the fashion designer wife of hard-rockin’ Brit, Thorne Jamison (Michael Sheen) who wants a lawyer to “rip his balls off,” not necessarily metaphorically speaking. Posey seems to have forgotten that to convey independence of spirit it is not enough simply to slouch in a chair. The one contested item in the divorce is the pair’s love nest of an Irish castle...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Film Review: Laws of Attraction | 4/30/2004 | See Source »

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