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...Pakistan's Defense Your cover story on "How Pakistan Let Itself Down" did not tell a complete story [May 25]. Yes, we have mountains of problems but so have other nations in the world and we the citizens continue our life here with respect and dignity. This country is beautiful - the problem lies with the installed regimes and landed aristocracy, all kept in power by Western interests. Our democrats and demagogues backed by the West effect little. All the while, magazines like this refuse to address the larger history at play that has brought us to this mess. It seems...
...Bible has the logic backward. In ancient times, when a man of royal blood married a foreign woman of royal blood, it wasn't on a romantic whim. It was part of foreign policy, a way to cement relations with another nation. And that cement was strengthened by paying respect to the nation's gods. Solomon's many wives didn't lead to his many gods; his politics led to both the wives and the gods...
...aura part of what drew Art into the crime? Well, I think initially what drew him in was the desire to make money. But it does take a certain sensibility to be a producer of counterfeit money; you have to have an artistic sense. You have to have a respect for the craft and a creative personality. That was as much a part of it for him as having the money in his pocket - the act of creation. (See pictures of the dangers of printing money...
Still, in addition to his power over domestic and economic policy, the Iranian President is the face for the country abroad. And in that respect, a victory by Mir-Hossein Mousavi would have presented a worst-case scenario for Western efforts to curtail Iran's nuclear program, senior Administration officials said Sunday. He would have presented a softer, less confrontational face to the outside world. And he would have been able to stall even before he entered into negotiations with the excuse of taking all summer to get a new Cabinet and negotiating team in place...
...some nice shape and power." "But look," he continues, "we know that in the world of great surfing, as far as quality goes, we're at the bottom. We're in it for the fun." Anticipating the arrival of surfing on Lake Michigan, Deur said Wednesday, "We understand and respect the city's small-step approach to opening these beaches. And we consider this a victory...