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...Saddam knows full well that his regime will never survive an American onslaught. The Iraqi dictator's primary concern has always been maintaining his grip on power, and for that reason diplomats throughout the Middle East believe he will likely do everything he can to avoid an invasion. Saddam has spent the past year assiduously courting Washington's Arab allies in the hope of persuading erstwhile enemies against siding with the U.S. Most of those regimes have come out against a new war, but they've also made clear to Baghdad that avoiding one will depend on Saddam complying with...
...early in the intifadeh. "This is a piece of history," whispers Tibon. "The riot here was a turning point in the intifadeh" because the Israeli army hesitated to rescue one of its soldiers as he bled to death and then had to retreat in the face of a Palestinian onslaught. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached another standoff. The violence in the West Bank is giving way to Israeli consolidation, but a deadly fury remains below the surface, lurking in the shadows of the empty streets of Nablus...
...shot and killed in Bombay and producer Manmohan Shetty barely survived a murder attempt. In 2000, director Rakesh Roshan (Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai), whose son Hrithik is the current heartthrob, survived a murder attempt after refusing to procure Hrithik's services for a Mob-backed film. Last year the onslaught started. Gangsters killed the secretary of Manisha Koirala, a top actress and niece of the former prime minister of Nepal. Hrithik, Govinda, veteran actor Amrish Puri and top director Karan Johar (Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham) were assigned armed police protection after receiving death threats. And earlier this year...
...brainy Harvard student will ask himself the following question: “Why see another lame Harry Potter movie when I can go see a fantastic live version of Cabaret?” Our own Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club would agree wholeheartedly, as it unleashes a mind-bending onslaught of fantastic theater this semester. With Fiddler on the Roof, The Balcony and everything in between, it’s guaranteed to be a funny, diverse and tear-jerking season with your favorite Harvard stars. Aspiring actors across campus have already begun physically and mentally preparing for their roles as strippers...
Senior Marc Buan led the Crimson’s offensive onslaught on Saturday with two goals and an assist...