Word: retreatism
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...legacy of Sept. 11 should not be a retreat into the values of crass commercialism. No one is suggesting that Americans should not try to carry on as normal as much as possible—and no one is saying that private companies should not continue to compete for consumers’ business...
...Arafat is eclipsed politically, his successors will be even less inclined to deal with Israel and more committed to war - a war that Israel is unlikely to lose, but equally unlikely to win. Lightly armed Palestinian gunmen and suicide bombers have no hope of forcing Israel to retreat from the West Bank any time soon, but all of Israel's F-16s, Apache helicopters and tanks have proved incapable of ending the Palestinian uprising. All that either side is capable of achieving right now is more of the same...
...everything in Shanghai was modernized. There was an old- world quaintness to the Communist style press conference arranged Thursday by the Chinese leader. Just before the two leaders walked to their positions Friday at the lecterns in front of the presidential retreat, the atmosphere had to be suitably arranged. Two of the dark suited ones worked a wash tub sized vacuum cleaner over the red carpet and the expansive water fall that had been showering over a tall rock formation was turned off. As Bush spoke, his translator scratched and tortured her steno book, making circles and slashes...
That and a U.S. retreat. Bin Laden has repeatedly described Americans as easily scared into submission. He cites the pullout of U.S. troops from Beirut after a 1983 truck bombing there killed 241 Marines, and the withdrawal from Somalia after 18 U.S. soldiers died there. He plainly thinks a large enough number of attacks will lead the U.S. to withdraw entirely from the Arab world and even fall apart as a nation. He connects the crumbling of the Soviet Union to Moscow's defeat in Afghanistan at the hands of local Muslim rebels he aided. In 1998, bin Laden told...
Best jogging: The National Gardens. This sprawling park and its jungly tangle of trees offers the most refreshing retreat within Athens. Miles of meandering paths have joggers running at all hours between sunrise and sunset. Best theater: Odeion of Herodes Atticus. Popularly known as the Iródhio, this ancient theater on the southern slope of the Acropolis serves as the center of Greek cultural events. The cheaper the seats, though, the less you?ll be able to see of the shows. Tel: +30 1 92 82 900 Best View: Likavittós Hill. A funicular hoists visitors...