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...Serwer saw the world's strongest military as the U.S. trump card (at least it was mentioned first). Part of me understands, but I want to believe that having a globally admired leader, being the home of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and raking in Nobel Prizes would mean more. Will violence ever cease to be the ultimate argument? Claes Molin, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN...
...People see me on TV playing softball and they think, 'He's not so bad. He's out there playing ball with the guys - I mean, he can't be that bad, no matter what the government says about him,' " Callahan says with a laugh. To help his Mr. Baseball image, Callahan keeps several boxes of new baseballs (printed with U.S. and Nicaraguan flags) in his embassy vehicle so he can toss out a few to kids playing pickup games in roadside fields...
...real pressure has been put on Israel to loosen its stranglehold. A senior official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government recently confided to a U.N. colleague that Israel's goal for Gaza was "no development, no prosperity, no humanitarian crisis." The U.N. official interpreted that to mean that Israel would provide Gaza with an intravenous drip of relief to keep its 1.5 million inhabitants alive but just barely, in hopes that the people would overthrow the Hamas government they voted into power in the latest Palestinian elections. But that hasn't happened yet, nor is it likely...
...course, allowing Caleb to respond to the angle of the story didn't mean that I was going to change my take, no matter how much he protested against...
...should all be grateful that there's a movie about a senior citizen, who isn't French or Julie Christie, having a sex life, right? By we, I mean feminists and/or anyone who can check off the yes box for at least two items on the following list: is a victim of divorce or infidelity; a believer in retribution; menopausal; bigger than a size 6; perimenopausal; loves Baldwin's 30 Rock character, Jack Donaghy, more than any TV boss since Lou Grant; has heard of menopause; loves Meryl Streep; or is just generally outraged by how little respect and attention...