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...Guns for Hire I shed no tears for the mercenaries employed by private security firms who die in Iraq or any other theater of war [March 26]. These "dogs of war" are there at the behest of their rich employers, operating without any oversight or rules of engagement. These gun-toting cowboys charging around in their SUVs taint the already sullied image of our military and government. They went into battle for two reasons: blood and money. Those who live by the sword should expect to perish by it. It is foolish for their families to expect that they...
...Such a confrontation occurred in 2005 when the two governments faced off over potentially rich underwater natural-gas and oil fields in the East China Sea. The deposits lie inside maritime territory claimed by both countries, and the dispute has so far prevented either from tapping the oil and gas. Joint development is the only realistic solution, but with the two competing over everything from natural resources to global influence, neither can afford to back down. "Both sides have face at stake," says Ryosei Kokubun, director of the Institute of East Asian Studies at Tokyo's Keio University...
With the income line between the rich and the super-rich becoming sharper and more and more individuals gaining access to run-of-the-mill luxury, the gilded class is looking for ways to set itself apart. Luxury brands are responding with exclusive products that offer a personal touch. "We are so inundated with luxury right now that the guy who once bought three Zegna suits is upgrading to something even more luxurious," says Michael Macko, men's fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue...
...good lawyer makes you believe the truth," says attorney Doug Rich (Eddie Izzard) in THE RICHES, FX, MONDAYS, 10 P.M. E.T. "A great lawyer makes you believe the lie." Doug knows whereof he speaks because he's not actually a lawyer. And he is not actually Doug Rich. He is con man Wayne Malloy, who with wife Dahlia (Minnie Driver) and kids have taken over the swellegant life of a man who died en route to his new suburban home. As Wayne tries to scam his way through corporate law, Dahlia adjusts to straight suburban life and the kids...
...DON’T HAVE A RICH UNCLE?...