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...bottles for sale, the Clos Du Mesnil 1990 is "the Krug of the Krug in terms of size," explains Olivier Krug, whose family has been making champagne for six generations. If you can't get hold of it, try Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, made from the fruit of hand-cultivated Pinot Noir vines, or Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs, a 100% Chardonnay champagne only produced when the conditions are perfect. "Winemakers are over the moon to be able to showcase the individual nuances within their vineyards," says Hong Kong-based wine retailer Michael Robertson. And so will...
Some property owners take issue with that claim. One is Laith Klabos, 22, who grows apricots in Boasil village. On the night of Nov. 19, U.S. soldiers wrecked his family's house and flattened their grove of fruit trees. Klabos insists his family had no weapons and was not helping the resistance. "Is this the democracy they promised us?" he asked. "They come and blow up our houses...
...detainees had seen before coming to Guantanamo. Inside are two bedrooms, each with two beds, and a room with a TV and a VCR. Videos with animals are popular with the kids; their favorites include White Fang and The Call of the Wild. The kitchen has a refrigerator where fruit and other snacks are kept...
Officials at Gitmo say most detainees have gained weight since they arrived at the facility. In the kitchen, where food is prepared for both detainees and troops, boxes of bananas and pita wait to be incorporated into a dinner menu. Bread, milk, vegetables and fruit--bananas, apples, pears or dates--are included in each meal. The cooks use a lot of curry--breakfast might be curried eggs, dinner a curried-chicken stew--to approximate the cuisine of at least some of the prisoners. "The food I ate there was the best I'd ever had in my life," says Pakistani...
...have to concentrate on others." Next in line: U.S. tax breaks for American exporters, which also break WTO rules. If the subsidies aren't repealed by March, the E.U. - with WTO backing - will hit the U.S. with up to $4 billion in tariffs on exports ranging from fruit to machinery. As the U.S. Congress debates the issue, Gonzalez isn't inclined to cut the White House any slack: "This has been going on for three years. What is important is that the U.S. complies." Here comes another eyeball-to-eyeball encounter. Mind The Information Gap This week's World Summit...