Word: hurtfulness
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...needed structure. The title track opens with a fleeting musical quote of Moon River and proceeds to tell the riveting--and neatly resolved--tale of a boxer. Empty Shell, a title that once might have been descriptive of her style, has a jaunty, optimistic streak. And it doesn't hurt that the album is full of great playing from River City legends Teenie and Leroy Hodges, the guitarist and bassist on Al Green's early albums...
...help but be pleased when Osama?s spotlight-grabbing tirades, while hopefully mostly hot air, gives the rest of the country a smack on the fanny. I don?t expect the folks in Peoria to be as nervous as I am. But it doesn?t hurt for the rest of the county to occasionally be reminded that, a free Iraq notwithstanding, al Qaeda is still furiously plotting ways to bring the war back home...
...were grateful to see an American movie where Muslims weren't the bad guys. I don't know why this country doesn't do more on a human-to-human basis around the world. We can still bomb them if that's what we choose, but it wouldn't hurt to take a few more people out to dinner...
...could carry the death penalty; on the resort island of Koh Samui, Thailand. The two admitted to abducting Horton as she was walking on the beach, and to beating and raping the 21-year-old before dumping her body in the sea. Thai officials, concerned that the crime has hurt the country's image as a tourist destination, have fast-tracked Wichai and Bualoi's trial; their sentence is expected to be delivered this week...
...result. Veto-wielders China and Russia, both of whom have strong economic ties with Tehran, have made clear their opposition to having economic sanctions imposed against Iran, and even the Europeans have a limited appetite for this kind of measure. The French would only favor sanctions that did not hurt the population as a whole, and the current regime in Tehran is apparently less sensitive to this kind of threat than its predecessors. Bruno Tertrais, a former arms control strategist with the French Defense Ministry, warns against expecting quick action from the Security Council: "When this gets to New York...