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When he worked for Hollywood studios, Lucas had felt burned by their recutting of THX and Graffiti. After Star Wars he had the clout and the daring to insist that from then on, Hollywood would work for him. "Basically, Empire was my saying, 'I'm not gonna have to submit stuff to people anymore. I'm not gonna have them tell me how to cut it or about market studies. I'm not gonna live in that world.' I had this amazing opportunity to become completely independent, and I took...
...White House sources say Bush will probably discuss the idea with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, who will visit Crawford, Texas, this week. But Bush's perceived approval of the Israeli military offensive has infuriated Arab leaders. The Saudis say that before agreeing to participate in peace talks, Abdullah will insist that Sharon lift the siege on Arafat, withdraw fully from the newly occupied territories and settle territorial disputes with Syria and Lebanon...
...motion. He is said to be recovering fast from multiple gunshot wounds suffered as he tried to escape the strike force of Pakistani security officers, supported by FBI and CIA personnel, who tracked him down in central Pakistan. U.S. officials find him surprisingly talkative, for an unrepentant fanatic, but insist he's not being subjected to duress and is not heavily drugged. Says one: "We have our ways." Yes, but so does Abu Zubaydah. --By Elaine Shannon
...Even after Sept. 11, Pakistani loyalties were still divided. At least five key ISI operatives?some retired, some active?stayed on to help their Taliban comrades prepare defenses in Kandahar against the Americans. None has been punished for this disobedience. And in New Delhi, Indian intelligence agents insist that during the battle for the Taliban bastion of Kunduz, Musharraf persuaded the U.S. to allow Pakistani C-130 planes to airlift out between 300 to 1,000 of its pro-Taliban fighters before American jets poured fire onto the northern Afghan town. Both Washington and Islamabad deny this happened. What...
...positive manner. Members are, after all, Harvard students like everyone else. With so many intelligent people so passionate about an issue, there is indeed great potential for progress on the topic of the Harvard social life. But as long as the members of RUS, Perspective, and many Harvard students insist on creating negative energy and circulating harsh anti-club sentiment, they will get little help from the club members, who could otherwise be among the most active students in a push to open up more social options. Let’s put aside our differences, put down our pens...