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...Blood and Bones, which was adapted from a semiautobiographical novel by Korean-Japanese author Yang Sok Gil, is a departure from Sai's freewheeling, often humorous style. But the director's gutter humanism and Kitano's steely meanness fuse elegantly in their portrayal of a ruthless man who, as he builds a new life for himself in Japan, is gripped by a need to destroy what he creates. Even as we're repulsed by Kim's violence and heartlessness, we're seduced by his survivor's charisma-in fact, Kitano's performance is so compelling that Kim's victims have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Close to the Bone | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

From paradise beaches to the open seas, the cast of The Pirates of Penzance will take the audience on a journey full of tossing and turning, ruthless pirates, and a treasure quest for a happy ending, even for the worst Bluebeard...

Author: By Jessica Berger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Pirates’ Sets Sail This Weekend | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

Ogbechie racked up a team-high 21 kills with ruthless efficiency—finishing the day with a .405 hitting percentage—and tossed in 12 digs to complete the double-double...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Falls in Heartbreaker | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...April of 2003 U.S. Marines found terrorist training camp south of Baghdad which was run by the Iraqi government and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Iraq was also home to Abu Nidal before his death in 2001. He was one of he world’s most wanted terrorists, a ruthless Palestinian who killed over 300 innocent people throughout Europe and the Middle East over thirty years. Furthermore, the 9/11 Commission has stated that in the late 1990’s al-Qaeda operatives has gone to Iraq and Iraqi personnel had gone to Afghanistan in meetings arranged by Egyptian born...

Author: By Kenny Smith, | Title: Iraqi ties to terrorism are real, despite Crimson Staff claims | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...until elections might be held. Most top Palestinian officials believe Abbas, who resigned as Prime Minister last year after accusing Arafat of undermining his authority, would almost certainly win. Some Palestinian observers, however, questioned how long the clerkish Abbas would last if a challenge emerged later from a more ruthless opponent. The P.L.O. chiefs fear that without Arafat, the armed gangs ruling Palestinian towns wouldn't have even the modest restraining influence "the old man," as they call him, has had over them. The resulting civil unrest could doom Palestinian aspirations for statehood. "We have to avoid anarchy, because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Lions Vying to Prevail | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

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