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...British forces will spend the coming weeks and months trying to pin down those with a similarly recalcitrant view--if, that is, they can be found, sifted from the supporters who hide them, feed them and join their ranks. This fight is likely to be patchy, frustrating and drawn out. "The world again sent the firewood for fighting in Afghanistan," says Hajji Mullah Sahib. "And sure enough it ignited. The smoke of this fire will linger for a long time...
...British forces will spend the coming weeks and months trying to pin down those with a similarly recalcitrant view--if, that is, they can be found, sifted from the supporters who hide them, feed them and join their ranks. This fight is likely to be patchy, frustrating and drawn out. "The world again sent the firewood for fighting in Afghanistan," says Hajji Mullah Sahib. "And sure enough it ignited. The smoke of this fire will linger for a long time...
Richard Phillip’s “Untitled (Smiley)” (2000) evokes billboard and pop art. This adolescent ingenue looks down on the viewer with an insouciant sneer that recalls a mix between a 1960s beach babe pin-up and a Rosenquist parody of American pop culture. The blaring yellow happy face placed like an enormous sticker over her nipple confronts the viewer with its insistent smile...
Teams that didn’t place in medal ranks didn’t leave empty-handed. Curlers received pins from the hosting club, a tradition that results in pin collections...
...Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock and the Attorney General, Khan urged them to reconsider a policy she says is "contrary to Australia's human-rights obligations." Her meeting with Amnesty member Ruddock elicited special attention, with press reports speculating on whether Khan would ask him to stop wearing his Amnesty pin. The subject never came up, says Khan. "There were more important things to talk about...