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...Bush's threatening rhetoric only accelerated the country's nuclear research and has opened the door for the spread of nuclear arms to other countries. But imposing economic sanctions on Kim's regime would only bring more suffering to the broad population of the country, while the ruthless tyrant and his Communist Party buddies would enjoy the horn of plenty as usual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 20, 2006 | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...mysterious higher authorities. But soon enough, Pynchon pursues new story lines involving Webb Traverse, an anarchist bomber in Colorado; his three sons Reef, Frank and Kit; and the various women in their lives. When Webb dies at the hands of gunslingers in the pay of Scarsdale Vibe, a ruthless mogul, his sons pledge to avenge his murder, but the project gets complicated. For one thing, their sister Lake ends up married to one of the killers. For another, brother Kit becomes the beneficiary of Vibe's calculating generosity, studying higher mathematics at the old man's expense in Göttingen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pynchon vs. the Toaster | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...best-selling novel of the same name. However, the change of setting from the United States to Europe adds nuance to the plot and updates what is otherwise essentially a rerun. The noirishly-named Max Skinner (Crowe) is a shrewd London banker who revels in conquering his competition through ruthless and unethical means. He’s also a stubborn misogynist, adding to our contempt. Upon the death of his uncle (Albert Finney), he inherits a château in France. Cue beautiful sunsets and rememberances of childhood. The movie alternates between flashbacks and the present day to establish...

Author: By Kimberly D. Williams, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review: A Good Year | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...each other. This is the class that benefits from the conflict." Says a U.N. official: "There's no public debate about how to find a solution. There is no civil society. The politicians monopolize the debate and exploit it for their own ends. They are incredibly well-organized and ruthless, and the business community has to toe the line." Three years ago, before the referendums, there was room for optimism. The green line was opened to traffic, but in the political vacuum that has existed since 2004, the main beneficiaries of free movement seem to be criminals. "The bicommunal activity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holes in a Hard Line | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...incomprehensible, in fact, that some suspect it won't be that simple. In light of Algeria's traditionally ruthless treatment of Islamist militants, Amnesty International warns that Britain may be sending him home to face abuses. "If Abu Doha is deported as planned, he faces grave danger of detention and torture in Algeria," says an Amnesty spokesman in London, who says at least 12 specific cases of alleged secret detention and torture in Algeria have been reported to his group since 2002. In August, a British court ruling struck down challenges to such deportations on human rights grounds, citing Algeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Terror Suspect Who May Go Free | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

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