Word: opinioned
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Perhaps as a 45 minute IMAX movie about the Hajj, this was all that was possible to communicate about the greatest traveler of the old world. However, in contrast to the highly critical opinion of the Crimson’s film critic, ‘Journey to Mecca’ does succeed in imparting the meaning of the Hajj and its rituals in a uniquely dramatic manner. It certainly presents some of the spiritual aspects of the Islamic heritage in an entertaining, yet responsible way rarely, if ever, presented in the cinema in the West. The producers...
...editors: In discussing NATO’s efforts to protect Georgia from further Russian aggression (“Exercising Power in Georgia,” Opinion, May 13), Ellen C. Bryson offers readers much information that is incomplete and misleading. Ms. Bryson fails to inform readers that Russia has recently stood alone against the entire Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to block impartial observers from monitoring the disputed border between Russia and Georgia. Thus, it is Russia that leaves NATO with no alternative other than military confrontation. She fails to acknowledge that Russia has played...
...conduct opinion polls to see whether they trust us and the majority does...
...reason is to assure the other side, as long as we're not taking a policy to pursue de jure independence - that's a reason for the mainland to use force against us - we will maintain the status quo, which reflects what the mainstream public opinion has been for more than 20 years. That is one of the reasons I was elected last year, unlike my predecessor who opted for a pro-independence policy which caused Taiwan a lot of trouble...
...countries with whom we don't have diplomatic ties come to us now and say they feel a bit relieved, that if Beijing is ready to improve relations with you, why can't we? Taiwan is no longer a flashpoint in East Asia, and that's what we want. Opinion polls show the majority, sometimes a great majority, support our policies, but we still need to talk to our opposition. They always believe we are selling out Taiwan, but I keep telling everyone, "Listen, we're not selling out Taiwan, the only thing I sell out is Taiwan's fruit...