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Japan was the right place at the right time for Geithner because Tokyo had become a critical post for any U.S. government official. The Soviet Union had collapsed, the Cold War was over, and there was great interest in the alternative Asian economic models that seemed to be performing better than the U.S.'s. Bilateral-trade issues had suddenly become what arms-control talks had been to the Cold War. Geithner made his bones in the U.S. Treasury by helping negotiate a comprehensive deal with Japan that, against all expectations, opened Tokyo's financial-services sector to foreign companies...
...deal is that it has three quality point breaks right next to each other," says Nathaniel Calhoun, 29, a board rider from the U.S. who has surfed Robertsport many times. "It's unique. It's untouched." Add in great weather, spectacular beaches and villagers who'll invite you over for a seafood dinner, and that's loco Liberia, dude...
...Lanka's civil war (not to mention the 2004 tsunami) has never stopped surfers from making the pilgrimage to its southern and eastern beaches. The great whites that cruise the waters off Cape Town don't discourage boardriders from attempting the Dungeons - home to some of the world's biggest ridable waves. In season, Hawaii attracts hurricane heads. But you'd think even the wildest wave rider might pause at the prospect of surfing Liberia...
...conflict - rocket fire from Gaza is an existential threat from which Israel has a right to defend itself, they argue - and they are seeking to limit reporting on civilian suffering in Gaza by challenging how much time or space media outlets devote to such images and by emphasizing the great care being taken by Israeli soldiers to avoid hurting the civilians behind whom Israel's enemies are hiding...
...aware of the need to produce what they hope will be the defining picture or video clip of the war. For Israel, that might mean images of a recognizable Hamas leader killed or captured, while for Hamas, photographs of a burning tank or captured Israeli soldier would be a great prize...