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...sentiment. Starring Chevy Chase as a confused New Yorker struggling to understand why anyone who sips the drink becomes instantly Turkish - sprouting a moustache, cooking stuffed grape leaves and bursting into rousing national song - the launch coincided with the heavy-handed seizure of Turkish soldiers by U.S. troops in northern Iraq. Analysts put Cola Turka's share at around 10% of the 1.2 billion-liter local market. Manufacturer Ulker is aiming for 25%; Coca-Cola now takes just over half and Pepsi around 40%. Are the U.S. producers scared? Maybe - they just cut their prices...
...honestly held. In much of Iraq, life is slowly improving (though three British soldiers were killed in Basra on Saturday), and coalition forces continue to pick up leaders of Saddam's regime. Last week Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" for his use of chemical weapons in northern Iraq, was taken into custody. But honesty also requires a plain admission that the audacious attempt by the Bush Administration to pacify an arc of crisis that runs from the Mediterranean to the Hindu Kush has provoked many such desperate reactions by those opposed to its policy. Nearly two years...
STOCKHOLM To brighten the northern skies, Swedes are turning to '60s Technicolor trends such as Pucci's signature-print down vest, right, and Marc Jacobs' Courreges-inspired miniskirts...
Thompson complements it with rapturous drawings of winter in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, a season that for all its harshness can--like Blankets--be achingly beautiful...
...health and welfare of soldiers and their families - are in dire straits. The current admistration, in particular Secretary Rumsfeld, seems to be oblivious to the needs of the Army and the soldiers who dedicate their lives to it. I only hope someone listens to us. Specialist Robert Timmins Qayyarah, Northern Iraq...