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...anything, that experiment has been too successful. The King's ultimate aim has long been to replace feudal monarchy with parliamentary democracy. But thanks to his judicious rule, the King's subjects are less than enthralled by the prospect of politics disturbing their peaceful lives. During a nationwide roadshow campaign at the end of last year to convince Bhutan of the merits of elected government, King Wangchuck was met by crowds imploring him to stay on. Wangchuck subsequently postponed his plans until 2008. It's nice to be trusted?up to a point...
...small screen.Martinez has been contacted by “Beauty and the Geek,” a WB reality series in which “nerdy” guys are paired up with beautiful women. A self-proclaimed lover of the spotlight, Martinez says he is excited at the prospect of appearing on television again—in whatever form.“The funny thing is if I got on that show it would shake things up a bit because, yes, I am a geek in the truest sense of the word, but I have a little...
...These students have, I believe, every reason to expect that the results of their preparations will be assessed and honored,” Rentschler wrote. “This consideration overweighed, in my mind at least, the alternative prospect of excluding Part I altogether...
...message-relatively "moderate" by jihadist standards, in that it appeared to stake out a hypothetical negotiating position and the prospect of coexistence with the U.S. at the same time as warning of new violence-was notable less for its content than for the fact that it was released at all. Despite directly addressing Americans, its primary purpose may nonetheless be to remind Arab and Muslim audiences of his existence, and to reiterate his claim to primacy among the jihadists. Bin Laden last message was released in December 2004, although the movement's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has continued...
...think that it will be read carefully by those for whom knee-jerk anti-Americanism is a substitute for thought. For much of the post-1945 world, Mandelbaum argues, the U.S. has done what governments do. It has provided a degree of security to others, by damping down the prospect of global war and by leading the struggle against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Its money, the mighty greenback, is the closest thing to a global currency we are ever likely to see, and the voracious appetite of American consumers has injected precious demand into the world economy at times...