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...have any will for revenge. I don't see the benefit of it." Nor does he approve of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to beat the Palestinians into submission. "The Israeli military activity doesn't give an answer to the conflict. We have to get rid of the territories and end the occupation." Orly thinks a desire to change course is bubbling up from the bottom of Israeli society, but she fears it won't amount to anything productive. "Neither on our side nor theirs is there a leader brave enough to take heroic decisions of historic importance...
Where are those who oppose the war on terrorism living--on cloud nine? Terrorists are terrorists; diplomacy is not in their nature. We have to get rid of the states that poison their people into believing that terrorism is the only means of improving their lives. We might make a revolutionary change and create a world in which we can all live in harmony and promote the global advancement of technology. I hope that Bush and his allies will unite and defeat these rogue states and terrorists once and for all. ARNEAZ NORDIN London...
...government is encouraging but not forcing women to be rid of the things and women working in offices are asked to wear headscarves rather than cover their face completely. Most rural men believe women should be fully covered but many men in the larger cities share the sentiments of Kabul traffic cop Ghalaam Azart: "It's part of our culture and tradition for women to wear one but the decision lies with them. I cannot demand...
...make money regardless of market performance. "If you can't do the merger, do the spin-off. In bad times, the spin-off is the easier sell," Minichiello says. Management comes under pressure from investors to "do something," and the investment banks are there with the answer - get rid of an unloved unit. And if markets regain their stratospheric heights, it's a safe bet bankers will make mergers popular again. That's despite evidence that linkups usually don't accomplish their goals. A 1999 study by KPMG International found that only 17% of mergers made shareholders richer, while...
That's certainly the case with British retailer Kingfisher, which mainly runs home-improvement stores in the U.K. and France. Last year, Kingfisher spun off its Woolworths general merchandise stores, and there is now intense speculation - not denied by Kingfisher - that the retailer will rid itself of its electronics group, which includes Comet in the U.K., Darty in France and other chains in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Diageo wants to offload Burger King, the fast-food chain it has owned for about 13 years, to concentrate on alcoholic beverages...