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...handled differently this time around? Yes. It seems clear that UNSCOM lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the world by having too close a relationship with the intelligence agencies. We want intelligence from as many sources as possible, but we don't want to be led by the nose. We think [intelligence support for UNMOVIC] should be in principle one-way traffic. But there has to be some measure of dialogue. We have to tell them what we think is interesting, what type of information we would like to have...
...freely admit that I’m just as guilty as the next person. There’s nothing I enjoy more than feigning superiority and sarcastically thumbing my nose at our Connecticut counterparts...
...Touch forefinger to nose; say alphabet backwards with extreme precision...
Swathed in smoke and murky lighting in the Avalon Ballroom on We. Nov. 13th, Les Claypool hunched over to sing into his distorted microphone. Though he resembles the Child-Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, complete with lank hair and bowler hat and a somewhat more modest nose, he is something of a visionary as well. After four decades of bite-sized, digestible songs of appropriate lengths and recognizable lyrics, there may be something of a crisis brewing in certain music circles. What is there left to do? One response is Sigur Ros’ experiments with wordlessness and nameless...
...latest resolution, that position would be unlikely to carry the day at the Security Council, and would therefore not serve Washington's interest in establishing a consensus on Iraq. A divided Council, after all, is the principal reason Saddam has managed to get away with thumbing his nose at the UN until now. While the U.S. may continue to cite the "no-fly" zone combat as evidence of Iraq's belligerent intentions, the violations that will count in the international conversation over how to deal with Iraq will be those concerning weapons inspections - either obstructing inspectors, or proof of continued...