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...Future of Pakistan Re: "Life After Death," [July 23], the unholy alliance between the military and the mullahs in Pakistan is coming to an end. The assault on the Red Mosque, an operation to root out extremists in the heart of the Pakistani capital, has become the first salvo in a new civil war for the nation's soul. Musharraf has weathered the protests of the pro-democracy movement, but his survival, political and otherwise, is still at stake in the face of growing violence in Pakistan's tribal areas and an increased number of suicide car bombings from...
...afternoon comments proved to be just the opening salvo before a much bigger blast later in the day. The keynote speaker for the evening dinner was Joyce Carol Oates. who delivered a lively speech about her book Boxing, preceded by a long, esoteric meander through the history of the modern essay. In the midst of her lecture, Oates appeared to make a subtle criticism of Winfrey, whose book club has had a huge effect on the book-selling business. Musing on what truth is within the context of a memoir, Oates seemed to be questioning how Winfrey could pass judgment...
...West policies in the war on terror. On the surface, Musharraf won. By Wednesday, July 11, the death toll was at least 50 militants (as well as 14 soldiers), and the army was mopping up small pockets of resistance inside the compound. Yet the siege could become the first salvo in a divisive war for Pakistan's soul: to be a traditional, Shari'a-based society, or a modern, moderate Muslim nation. As the urban élite and middle class lauded what they considered to be Musharraf's action to clean out a hotbed of radicalism, protests erupted...
...real feelings about war. "All war is stupid," he once wrote, and as your article revealed, he went about trying to outwit some hawks, who were always eager to wield force to resolve difficult issues of their time. I think that Kennedy would have been nauseated by the opening salvo of the Iraq war, the "shock and awe" that was such a vulgar, inhumane display of power...
...that's changing, with the festival's launch leading one critic in The Observer to christen Manchester, "the beating heart of cultural Britain." Typical of the festival's eclectic offerings was last week's opening salvo entitled "Monkey: Journey to the West," a kind of circus-opera extravaganza, with a set designed by the pop group Gorillaz. Based upon a 16th century Chinese legend of a monk and a wondering monkey, it featured a riveting score by Damon Albarn, of Blur fame, plus a troupe of Chinese acrobats and martial artists...