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...Rudyard Kipling...
American officials frown when outsiders call the battle over the Caspian another "Great Game," the term Rudyard Kipling used for the 19th century struggle for influence and control between the British and Russian empires. But another Great Game is what it is. Washington wants Caspian oil to flow through many pipelines so that no single country can bottle it up, and is adamantly against having a new pipeline pass through Iran. It is fine if some of the lines run through Russia, as they already do, but Russia should not be able to turn a valve and shut...
...such, the film's thematic debt to fascism or even imperialism is not inconsiderable. We are better than Them, albeit for fully arbitrary reasons. Killing Them will be a big guiltless joyride for Us, who are Their clear superiors. You can see Rudyard Kipling on a nasty day really digging this movie...
...terrorism, halt its attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and tone down its opposition to the Arab-Israeli peace process. White House officials say they're monitoring the performance of newly inaugurated Iranian President MOHAMMED KHATAMI for favorable signs. It's all part of a modern version of Rudyard Kipling's "The Great Game"--the 19th century competition between Russia and Britain for influence in Central Asia. Today the prize is access to the Caspian Sea's pool of 200 billion bbl. of oil. But tapping that will require construction of the pipeline network. The U.S. hopes Iran will...
...humanoid marine reptiles, a new, live-action version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set to air on Fox in September, will feature a female turtle named Venus De Milo alongside the original four males. In Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book, an updated version of the Rudyard Kipling story that will also air on Fox Saturday mornings in the fall, a 13-year-old girl named Nahbiri moves to India with her father and has to face the wrenching challenge of adjusting to a different culture. Things would be easier for her if she could find savvy friends...