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...PAST THE ANGER If the ceremonies in Normandy achieve anything, it will be to help stem the rage that continues to poison both sides of the alliance. Iraq isn't the only problem issue; differences have been building since the collapse of the Soviet Union removed the focus of a common threat. And since Bush became President, divergent views on global warming, deference to international law, the "axis of evil" and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have widened the Gulf. Christopher Meyer, former British ambassador to Washington, says the alliance "has lost a lot of the frequency and intimacy of consultation...
...Public Order Minister George Voulgarakis conceded recently that tests had shown significant lapses in coordination of responses. "We have to shorten the delays," he said. Over the last year, U.S., British and other security experts have relentlessly been drilling armies of security personnel in every conceivable catastrophic scenario, from poison-gas attacks to hijacked civilian airliners. "All we do," commented one local commander, "is think the unthinkable." Since last week's blasts, Greek authorities have beefed up security at potential targets, especially diplomatic missions. This will hardly reassure skittish Olympic teams. While none has pulled out of the Games, many...
...models back on stage in their loudest period clothes to cheer on Kwame Owusu-Kesse ’06 and Nicholas H. Barnes ’05 as they mirrored each other in checkered leather jackets while dancing to Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison...
...servant of the U.S. His views on the situation in Iraq are at odds with the U.S. on the question of using force at Fallujah and Najaf, and he angered Israel and its supporters this week by describing Israeli policies and their support by the U.S. as "the great poison in the region" that complicates his work. Brahimi has also been attacked by former Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi of the Iraqi Governing Council - the IGC figure least likely to be included in Brahimi's list for a provisional government - for being an "Arab nationalist." Then again, the U.S. is unlikely...
...been to the Oscars twice. And sitting there during the awards ceremony I felt like it was a purely American game. It didn't have a lot to do with me - it's very much about American style and standards. I can understand why European directors say Hollywood is poison. And it's interesting and sobering for me to sit in the Third World, watching the [Old] and [New] Worlds argue about how European movies have no values and American movies have no culture. And I worry about the influence Hollywood has on the young people in China. I think...