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...while, the 21st century had debased piracy. The word evoked cheap and illegal Chinese DVDs of Hollywood blockbusters - the real Pirates of the Caribbean having become historical fantasy. Suddenly, however, old-fashioned "Jolly Roger" piracy has hoisted itself as a distinctly modern-day menace, playing out every week off the eastern coast of Africa. At least 88 ships have been attacked in the Gulf of Aden alone this year. The problem would not pose too difficult a problem for the modern military forces of the world to solve - except that there has been no political will thus far to launch...
...Zinni, a retired Marine general who ran U.S. Central Command and remains a frequent visitor to the region. "There was talk of the U.S. military doing some kind of mission - the Navy would love to do it - but there's no stomach for it right now." (See pictures of modern-day pirates...
...worlds that render his work a worthy read. Not only are his views of child-rearing surprisingly modern for the 20s, but he also incorporates such stereotypically American ideas as that of personal living-space and the capitalist work ethic alongside more traditional concepts of sin and religion. Though of Christian heritage and clearly inspired by the Bible, Gibran does not constrain his concept of spirituality to one particular doctrine, and thus Almustafa’s words stil resonate with a modern-day agnostic. “Religion,” in the sense of the word that Gibran understands...
...delegates to the 1978 ConCon created the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs; made Hawaiian one of the official languages of the islands; amended Hawaii's Bill of Rights to refer to King Kamehameha I's "Law of the Splintered Paddle" in decreeing that the modern-day state has the power to provide for the safety of its people; and required public schools to teach Hawaiian education (which typically means inculcating students with Hawaiian songs, language and native cuisine), which has since become a staple of fourth-grade curriculum in the islands...
...jumbled, perplexing series of episodes that fail to come together in a cohesive, satisfying picture. Bouncing between flashbacks of Junior’s youth and his first term as president, “W.” has no method to its madness. Rather than illuminating the modern-day scenes, the flashbacks only slow the movie by repeatedly depicting Bush as a misguided youth and, later, a born-again cowboy-politician...