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...grim isolation, huddled in a darkened cell of a former Soviet-built prison deep in northern Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley. They are sequestered from nearly 600 other prisoners, but even if they were allowed to mingle, they would still stand apart. The style of their clothes, the color of their skin, their very language mark them as outsiders. They are not Afghans. They are Pakistanis, captured while fighting against the forces of the Afghan government that was driven from the capital five weeks ago by the group of Islamic fighters known as the Taliban. The presence of these foreign supporters...
...should be kept inside the tent, where he can be at least partly controlled, rather than allowed to run amuck in the world outside. Now the Kremlin has decided that Lebed is more dangerous inside than out. Chubais and others seem to be basing their conclusion on their own grim analysis of what lies ahead for Russia in the months to come. They fear that Yeltsin's health is too precarious to call and are concerned that Russia could face mass unrest later this year if the government continues to be months behind in paying salaries. Should this happen, they...
...young stars give the film its grim rapture. Eccleston's Jude is not crippled but strengthened by the burden of carrying a love for someone reluctant to accept it. When he's with Sue, his gaze speaks love so loudly she might have to cover her ears. Winslet is worthy of his and the camera's scrupulous adoration. Her teasing sneer of a smile makes her a very contemporary presence. So she's perfect for Sue, a modernist ahead of her time. Take Gwyneth Paltrow's elegance, mix in Drew Barrymore's naughty wiles, and you have a hint...
MOSCOW: Fired Russian Security Adviser Alexander Lebed wasted no time Friday telling the world he wants Boris Yeltsin's job, a development which may bring the ailing President a sort of grim satisfaction. Its an indication of just how far Russian democracy has progressed that Russian politicos are playing conventional, albeit spirited, electoral politics instead of plotting a takeover. Instead of facing a right-wing takeover attempt like the one that briefly imprisoned Mikhail Gorbachev five years ago, Yeltsin must fend off verbal gibes from Lebed. "Its not a country, its a circus," Lebed said Thursday in leaving the government...
...grim as it may sound, perhaps it is time to start door-dropping crime reports and warnings or adding the information to our dining hall table-tents or to the "fas" log-in text. Some may see this as alarmist, and the administration might quiver at the thought of all that negative publicity. But the unacceptable alternative is to let students wander blithely through areas where violent crimes have repeatedly occured...