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...Wahabi brand of Sunni radicalism was innately conservative and therefore a natural ally of the U.S. against both the godless communists and the radical Shiites. (Ironically, it was the same hostility to the Mullahs in Tehran that led the Reagan administration to send an emissary to Baghdad - a certain Mr. Rumsfeld - to make nice with Saddam Hussein and offer support against the common foe.) The assumption was half-right, of course - Sunni radicalism of the Wahabi stripe certainly is innately conservative, in social and religious terms, but that doesn't necessarily make it a natural ally...
...million gross so far has attracted criticism that the film exploits religion. Hollis Professor of Divinity Harvey Cox walked out of the movie half-way through. He complains, “The whole thing is a disaster and I’m particularly annoyed and resentful that Mr. Gibson’s going to make an awful lot of money on it. It’s gotten a lot of free publicity and I’m sorry that I’m contributing...
Despite the differences, both have a similarly strong sense of loyalty—to one another and their teammates. If you’re an opposing defenseman who takes an after-the-whistle hack at Kolarik, expect a visit from Mr. Fried on your next shift. Same thing goes the other way around...
...Iraq, for example, Clear Channel refused to play their music. The company’s executives also chose to silence Charles Goyette, a decorated veteran and former Reaganite who got his start in politics by running Barry Goldwater’s student operation during “Mr. Conservative’s” 1964 presidential bid. Until recently, Goyette was a drive-time radio host at a Philadelphia Clear Channel station. But when President Bush began moving the country towards war, he questioned Bush’s rationale—and found his show moved from...
Here's what a really smart Democratic contender could say to the President this fall: "Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership in difficult times. You made some tough decisions, and we are safer as a result. But the very qualities that made you a perfect pick for the war so far are the very ones that make you less effective from now on. You are too polarizing a figure to bring real peace to Iraq. You are too unpopular overseas to allow European governments to cooperate fully in the attempt to hunt down terrorists. And your deep unpopularity...