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...burned the cocaine, but the military later quietly released the two arrested men without charge. Having witnessed such things, senior officials are now open about the military's involvement in trafficking. "There are people in power who are connected to it," says navy Commander José Américo Na Tchutu, one of the military's top officials. "It is sad but true...
...Chinese athlete," says Brook Larmer, author of Operation Yao Ming. His case sums up the growing conflict between China's monolithic sports machine and increasing numbers of young athletes who prefer freedom - and cash - over following orders. They watch athletes like Yao Ming and tennis star Hu Na playing overseas and earning eight-figure incomes. But China's sports administrators are a formidable adversary. Says Larmer, "Even though the pressure for young athletes to do other things is increasing, I don't see the system changing...
...military commander. "The original intention," he added, "was that we put in place a liberal democracy that was an exemplar for the region, was pro-West and might have a beneficial effect on the balance within the Middle East. That was the hope; whether that was a sensible or naïve hope, history will judge. I don't think we are going to do that. I think we should aim for a lower ambition...
...They still held bi-weekly study breaks, and cared about the house, which I really appreciated because it must have taken a lot of time to do all of that with all that was going on in the family,” said Brian Na ’09, another Currier resident. “They’ve definitely always kept up their end of the deal as house masters...
...ideal meld of sight and sound. With a strong theme for each major actor (harmonica for Charles Bronson, clip-clopping whimsy for Jason Robards, a sweet symphony for Claudia Cardinale), the film is less horse opera than grand opera. It justifies the claim director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, Malna) has made for Morricone: "He's not just a great film composer. He's a great composer...