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...Uprooting the Despots I read with interest "Signs of freedom" [May 22], about democratic movements in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon. Attempts at democracy in Arab countries will be extremely difficult to realize, as despotism is deeply rooted here. My family and I joined Lebanon's anti-Syria independence demonstrations in March 2005, in the hope of drastic changes, only to see our leaders betray their principles through political intrigue. Someday, Muslim authorities will condemn the atrocities by hard-liners, just as Pope John Paul II denounced the Inquisition. In the meantime, Western powers might want to influence...
...decided to reinstate some nations still under State Department travel warnings. The old policy relied too heavily on general blanket warnings and ignored regional variations in safety in different countries. For example, students could not obtain grants (or course credit) for studying in relatively safe countries such as Israel, Lebanon, and Kenya...
MOUNTING NATIONAL PRIDE Lebanon's flag was planted atop the peak for the first time, thanks to Maxim Chaya. And Leo Oracion became the first Filipino...
...those attributes are inherent in film alone but are rather created by the person whose eye is at the viewfinder. Would we believe for a minute that Ansel Adams was sad the day he was able to stop lugging around glass plates in favor of film? William C. Simone Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
...those attributes are inherent in film alone, but are rather created by the person whose eye is at the viewfinder. Would we believe for a minute that Ansel Adams was sad the day he was able to stop lugging around glass plates in favor of film? William C. Simone Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. Movies have evolved and will keep doing so as technology advances. I predict that Hollywood will eventually make feature-length movies by digitally re-creating long-gone movie legends. Using computer-generated imagery, animators will create fictional actors and maybe even render live movie stars a thing...