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Finnigan’s younger brother, Tom Finnigan, 24, is also a Marine and he too is in Kuwait. He is with a Civil Affairs Group—working with Iraqi civilians to rebuild the country...
...Like many Afghan returnees, Barmak has faith in his people's ability to rebuild the country. But as with Osama, which was produced with funding from Ireland, Iran and Japan, he knows they will need a lot of help. Movies, he says, will play their part: "They can give Afghans a mirror with which to restore their sense of identity." In a way, Barmak has already achieved that for his people. When he shows Osama on his next mobile-cinema sortie, he might just inspire a whole new generation of filmmakers. In a land where darkness reigned for so long...
...UNITED NATIONS A Vote For Iraq's Future The 13-year sanctions regime against Iraq was lifted when the Security Council passed a resolution granting the U.S. and the U.K. broad powers to rebuild the country. The 14-0 vote came after America and Britain agreed to give the U.N. a somewhat more significant postwar role, with a special adviser, appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to deal directly with Iraqi groups. Syria, the only Arab nation on the Council, did not vote; France and Germany decided this was a time to co-operate with the U.S. rather than obstruct...
...endowing any major U.S. museum, helping ensure fiscal stability for generations. Actions by the coalition forces to protect the Iraq Museum might have done much to convince people throughout the Middle East that we were serious about their welfare. Instead, we're doling out billions to American companies to rebuild damaged infrastructure and failing to take into account another kind of damage--to Iraq's cultural heritage--that could have been prevented but cannot be repaired. JOHN JANOVY JR. Lincoln...
...uncomfortable. Stroking his wispy beard as a Louis Vuitton minder hovers nearby, he's a touch concerned that too many people, especially in the West, especially those who may not have heard of him before, now suddenly think of him as some sort of handbag designer. "I need to rebuild the wall between the commercial art and the fine art I do," he says. "I need to focus on the fine-art side of me for a while...