Word: paranoias
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...before Iraq is adequately prepared for it. After prematurely declaring “mission accomplished” a year and several months ago, Bush has set a firm date for the transfer of power to local authorities—June 30, just weeks from today. Mired in the paranoia of an election year, this deadline ensures ample time to dissociate his presidency from the ongoing violence and volatile events on the ground. The president will be able to blame the mess—the suicide bombings, random violence, rampant unemployment and poor social services that plague the country?...
Silence Has No Wings, a sensitive and subtle Japanese film directed by Kazuo Kuroki, is a surrealist portrait of post-war Japan. Paranoia dominates the world it depicts, caused by the rise of the new middle class. But the film itself is quiet and controlled...
Silence Has No Wings, a sensitive and subtle Japanese film directed by Kazuo Kuroki, is a surrealist portrait of post-war Japan. Paranoia dominates the world it depicts, caused by the rise of the new middle class. But the film itself is quiet and controlled...
...workers in new factories like Venus Jewel are adult, and the work environment is comfortable and well lit, albeit pervaded by paranoia. Closed-circuit cameras monitor many parts of the factory, and S.P. Shah, whose family owns Venus Jewel, sits in front of four screens and watches obsessively. Although the industry is rife with rumors that workers are locked in factories if diamonds go astray, Shah denies that his own employees are ill treated. "If a stone goes missing," he says, "we try and persuade the workers to give it back, and this usually works...
...after prematurely declaring “mission accomplished,” Bush seems determined to proclaim democracy established as soon as possible—before Iraq is adequately prepared for it. Mired in the paranoia of an election year, Bush has set a firm date for the transfer of power to local authorities—June 30, well in time to disassociate his presidency from the volatile situation on the ground in Iraq. The president will be able to blame the mess—the suicide bombings, random violence, rampant unemployment and poor social services that plague the country?...