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...could see the peaks of the mountains and then a white belt. I thought, 'That's odd--I've never seen that before.'" The white haze made the small white hull of the Ehime Maru hard to distinguish. Waddle did not linger, though, since he was eager to impress his guests. He ordered the ship to dive deep and then rocket back up to the surface. In retrospect he concedes he was pushing ahead too quickly. "I didn't give the men the time they needed to do their jobs. I was so confident in my abilities and what...
Even as the city of Beijing painted its grass green earlier this year to impress visiting inspectors of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 10,000 members of the Falun Gong religious movement wasted in prisons for the crime of practicing their beliefs. One hundred fifty of the movement’s leaders have already died in police custody. Meanwhile, China continues to try its citizens in lightning-fast court proceedings, executing them for minor offenses like tax evasion and afterwards harvesting their organs without donor consent. Forced labor is common. Tibetans remain oppressed. And hitting closer to home, the Chinese...
...other hand, the administration's position may also put the U.S. on a collision course with Europe. Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer's promise that "the administration is committed to working with our friends and allies on a plan that includes developing nations as well as developed nations" will impress no one. Indeed, on the issue of global warming right now, the U.S. may find that friends and allies are few and far between...
...avoid any suggestion of commercialism. At Amanpuri, chilled bottled water flows freely at poolside and on the beach. A floating dock in the Andaman Sea is supplied with towels and water. Beach sand is sprayed with cold water so it is not hot to the touch. Such gestures clearly impress the class of repeat visitors, dubbed Aman junkies. Bernadette Tyrrell, a 33-year-old London stockbroker, has splashed out at Amanresorts seven times with her husband, an oil trader. "We all have nice houses," she says, "and we don't like leaving to go to lesser places...
...JUNG Peace Prize doesn't impress. U.S. tells South Korean Prez it won't help make nice with North...