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...militant group of Turkish Kurds at war with the Turkish state (and branded a terrorist organization by the U.S. and EU). Turkey accuses Iraqi Kurdish leaders of allowing the PKK to maintain bases in northern Iraq as part of a greater Kurdish national agenda. (Iraqi Kurds say they are helpless against a hardened guerilla group that Turkey itself has failed to defeat in over 20 years of war - Turkey rejects these claims of helplessness, pointing out that the Iraqi Kurdish authorities have not even acted to cut off supply lines to the guerrilla movement's camps.) Amid rising tension...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Turks Are Coming! Oh, They're Already Here | 11/5/2007 | See Source »

...won’t let you down.” I dare you to keep a straight face when the Boys sing “She opens up just like a rose to me / When she’s close to me” in “Helpless When She Smiles.” Of the up-tempo dance tracks, “Panic” is the most promising for a much-needed top-40 single, with a catchy beat and surprisingly appealing vocal layering. Still, “Panic” is held back?...

Author: By Katherine L. Miller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Backstreet Boys | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...meantime, the Eli will almost surely move to 7-0 tomorrow. This matchup is shaping up like a slasher flick: Yale’s top-ranked running game, averaging four touchdowns and upwards of 300 yards per game, slashing through the helpless, shrieking, league-worst Lions defense, which routinely lets opponents top 250 yards rushing. Mike McLeod, who has already sewn up Ivy Player of the Year honors, had a subpar afternoon last weekend--147 yards and three touchdowns in a triple-overtime win at Penn...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Few Frights For Top Teams | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...From Justin to Kelly,” “Phat Girlz” and “Gigli” to name a few. I am confident that when “30 Days of Night” has been released long enough for a handful of helpless viewers to suffer though it, the movie will edge out “Who’s Your Caddy?” for the honor of the lowest-rated movie in recent history. Or maybe ever...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 30 Days of Night | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...just as important that women be helpless and in need of rescue and grateful for rescue as it was that men be strong. The way that the American male hero was supposed to present his strength was by saving a helpless woman. If the woman could defend herself, then the drama couldn't be enacted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths and Truths | 10/15/2007 | See Source »

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