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...villainess, she is just getting started. Revealing her mission to Ronald, she tells him she plans to kill Joan - "Because you must have a thousand bitter tastes of death before you die." (The ripe dialogue is by Hollywood neophyte Sidney Buchman, whose distinguished list of credits would include Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Here Comes Mr Jordan and The Talk of the Town.) She soon ascends on a geyser of madness as she decides on a new torture: "My vengeance is inspired tonight. You will first have the torture of seeing her beauty eaten slowly away by this hungry acid...
...While paying a dozing attention to the plot, a viewer wonders whether, for once, Wong will get an on-screen kiss. She does, from Kaimura - a rebel leader will do anything for the Cause - and, when he discovers her true mission, she pays with her life. Standing before the firing squad, she declares: "You cannot kill me. You cannot kill China. Not even a million deaths would crush the soul of China. For the soul of China is eternal. ... We shall live on until the enemy is driven back over scorched land and hurled into...
...future of the U.S. military mission in Iraq could become a major point of contention for the new government. The first issue is a timetable for U.S. departure. None of the major parties is calling for an immediate U.S. withdrawal, but the Shiite list appears far more inclined to press the issue than does Allawi. "No one welcomes the foreign troops in Iraq. We believe in the ability of Iraqis to run their own issues, including the security issue," UIA leading candidate Hakim told an interviewer this week. "Of course this issue could be brought up by the new government...
...Mission Hills, Kan. and Dunster House...
...January 2005. Still, once the decision was made, President Bush stuck to his guns despite repeated entreaties at home and abroad-and from a number of Iraqis that had worked closely with Washington-to postpone the poll. And the election could mark a major turning point for the U.S. mission in Iraq...