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...Rogue nations. Given his belief in dialogue, Obama has vowed to talk with America's enemies, or at least ideological opponents. In Asia, that means primarily North Korea. Obama should step up direct negotiations with Pyongyang. By talking one-on-one with Kim Jong Il, he would telegraph that the U.S. will no longer outsource North Korea policy - demonstrating to any future North Korean leadership that, if they play nice, Washington will woo them, and to Beijing that, if Kim falls, the U.S. will not stand by and let the North become a Chinese satellite...
...have a go at North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on his home turf, but these days, a growing number of South Korean activists seem to be pulling it off - meteorological conditions permitting. "We have to wait for the winds to be just right," says Choi Sung Young, who was able to take advantage of rare southerly winds on the peninsula on Thursday to launch nearly a dozen gas-filled balloons, containing thousands of flyers pillorying Kim Jong Il's regime, and watch them float toward the border. (See pictures of The Rise of Kim Jong Il...
...Interpretations among those in the know in Italy vary. Some say the man known as Il Cavaliere sees the world as his personal stage, simply letting it all hang out in public like other super-rich and powerful people do in private, convinced that his humor and Italian charm will win over the world. Others discern a calculation in his off-the-cuff quips: to divide his opponents, to keep allied pretenders to his throne off balance, and most of all to simply keep the spotlight on himself. By now, having been elected Prime Minister three times, most...
...these is White, who tells M and Bond a little secret; that Quantum has people everywhere. That's the cue for M's trusted bodyguard to pull a gun on her and reveal himself as a Quantum hireling. More fighting and chasing and leaping, intercut with the running of Il Palio, the famous horse race held in a Siena's main piazza. Director Marc Forster - known for gimmicky art-house films like Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction and The Kite Runner - turns out to be a natural as the helmer of a high-energy, high-gloss action film. He also...
...Soviet Union in 1956, but the Cold War dragged on for decades. The Philadelphia Orchestra played Beijing in 1973, yet formal relations between the two nations weren't established until 1979. Even if you watch the NYP's Pyongyang adventure in slo-mo, you won't spot Kim Jong Il making nuclear concessions in a balcony suite while seduced by the universal language of music (he didn't attend). But at least you will see, at the concert's close, rows of North Koreans quietly moved by a poignant rendition of Arirang, the Korean folk tune beloved on both sides...