Word: germane
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Albright met with the German, French, British and Italian foreign ministers in New York City last week to plot how each country might exploit its ties with dissident elements in Serbia. She asked Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, for example, to place a phone call to the Vatican. The Serbian Orthodox Church last month demanded that Milosevic step down and instructed its priests to preach from the pulpit this past Sunday that Serbian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Kosovo. Washington wants Pope John Paul II, who helped engineer the toppling of Poland's communist regime, to join...
...roll. The setting was soaked with history. Back in 1988, barely 18 months before the Wall came down, Springsteen and the band played one of the largest and most dramatic rock concerts ever. When Springsteen introduced Bob Dylan's Chimes of Freedom in what was then the communist German Democratic Republic, he told the audience, "I want to tell you, I'm not here for or against any government. I came to play rock 'n' roll for you East Berliners in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down." Though the concert was broadcast on both...
...greatly enjoyed General Colin Powell's tribute to the American G.I., but please don't forget the ordinary Russian soldier whose stubbornness and bravery overcame German military might in some of the fiercest battles ever fought. His contribution to the defeat of fascism must be worth noting. MARK FINLAY Hastings, England...
DIED. MARSHALL WAYNE, 87, Olympic diver; in Hendersonville, N.C. At the 1936 Berlin Games, Wayne won a gold medal and a silver medal by beating his German opponents, earning Hitler's displeasure...
...begin by stating flat-out that Belfast is not a war-torn, urban wasteland. There are bistros and McDonalds, university students and yuppies, beautiful buildings and historic landmarks. One can hear British, Irish, Australian, French, German and American accents just by wandering down University Road any Friday evening. And since the entire city sits surrounded by a ring of hills, on misty days it is magical to look out over the horizon to see these amazingly green hills fading...