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...thought al-Qaeda only killed Americans," says Kadem Saleh, 33, a pilgrim in Najaf. "Now they are killing Iraqis. I say, 'Allah curse them.'" The U.S. still needs to convince more Iraqis that they're safe to do the same. --Reported by Bruce Crumley/Paris, Aparisim Ghosh and Michael Ware/Baghdad, Helen Gibson/London, Scott Macleod/Cairo, Tim McGirk/Islamabad and Elaine Shannon/Washington
...inspired ordinary films (Kirk Douglas in a mid-'50s Ulysses), funny ones (the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou?) and one masterpiece (Theo Angelopoulos' Ulysses' Gaze, a mesmeric synopsis of a century of Greek history). But where's The Iliad? Hard to find, except in the 1956 Helen of Troy, a sober retelling from the Trojans' point of view...
...soon after) is a celebration of mature beauty with a giddy playfulness usually reserved for twentysomething romantic comedies. We don't know what director Nigel Cole said to convince some of Britain's most beloved actresses to bare all, but he didn't just want them for their bodies. Helen Mirren is superb as Chris, the brains behind the project. In a turnaround from her reserved roles in Gosford Park and Last Orders, she's wickedly witty and absolutely radiant. As her more grounded best friend Annie, Julie Walters reins in her usual gag-a-minute cheekiness with quiet dignity...
...repercussions if they cooperated with the U.N., and Broucher surmised that Kelly agonized over betraying his contacts. The revelation brought the investigation face to face with Kelly's pain. The emotional pitch will remain high at least until late this week, when Blair is scheduled to testify. --By Helen Gibson...
...With reporting by Helen Gibson/London