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...HUTTON INQUIRY Devils In The Details By J.F.O. McALLISTER | London Important people will be dreading their mail as Lord Hutton summons witnesses to return to his inquiry next week for cross-examination about the events that led to the death of British weapons expert David Kelly - an inquiry that has also become a probe into Tony Blair's case for war. The evidence so far reveals gaps and contradictions that make some returns very likely...
...December. Costume designer Ngila Dickson scoured museums in Japan, studied countless patterns and worked with blacksmiths, jewelers and Japanese actors to create 300 suits of armor. "We didn't want to let anyone down--especially the Japanese," says Dickson, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Lord of the Rings. Just remember: if you do suit up, real samurai wear their swords on the left...
...overextended. Our attempts at nation building place our young men and women in harm's way, spend our national treasure, and squander what goodwill there was after 9/11. Our administration was great at war preparation, but has no patience with peace. We are in for sore times. Michael Lord Texas...
...have his name nudged into the open by the government - a tactic Campbell blamed on the Defense Ministry, whose boss, Geoff Hoon, may end up being Downing Street's designated fall guy. Kelly was not only grilled by the Defense Ministry, but also hauled before two parliamentary committees. Lord Hutton is investigating whether Kelly's suicide was the result of undue hounding by officials, and whether the government indeed stretched the truth about...
...detective, namely, her quick wit and her psychological acuity. Barron's cause is also aided by her deft marshaling of historical detail--the textiles alone (Sprigged muslin! Bombazine!) are worth the price of admission--and, of course, a dash of genuine erotic friction between Jane and the roguish Lord Harold. Barron is scrupulously faithful to the historical record, so we know that Jane will never actually get married. But shouldn't we let her--and Barron and ourselves--have a little fun along...