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...national war cry - "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi oi oi!" Almost all were sporting the Australian flag. It was painted on cheeks, tattooed on backs and chests, worn as a sarong, bikini top, scarf or bandana, wrapped around shoulders and emblazoned on T shirts and baseball caps. I'd never seen so many manifestations of it. Was this a new fashion accessory, or some kind of political statement...
...Australia Day this year, for the fourth time in a row since Cronulla, violent nationalism came to the fore. The flag - my flag - was the emblem of choice for drunken nationalist outbursts across the nation; in Wollongong, south of Sydney, Australia Day violence was the worst police had ever seen, with mobs of drunken, flag-clad teenagers brawling in the streets. In Manly, in north Sydney, an 80-strong flag-waving mob harassed and assaulted nonwhite passers-by and shop owners, jumped on cars and chanted "Aussie pride...
...Obama Doin'? In his first 100 days, President Barack Obama has had to address such issues as torture, pirates, increasing unemployment, trouble in the Big Three car companies and corruption on Wall Street [May 4]. And yet for the first time in a long while, I have seen Americans begin to have hope for a stronger America. Congratulations, Mr. President, for giving Americans something they were seeking and sorely lacking. Anthony P. Johnson, Philadelphia...
That prudence was one of several qualities that won Boutros-Ghali the IMF job. His track record as Egypt's Finance Minister was another: under him, the notoriously sclerotic Arab nation has grown at an annual rate of 7%. "He's seen as a facilitator, somebody who can generate progress," says Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University and former head of the IMF's China division. "In Egypt, he's been able to operate under significant institutional and political constraints - that's valuable experience when you're dealing with...
...first 100 days, President Barack Obama has had to address torture, pirates, rising unemployment, trouble in the auto industry and corruption on Wall Street [May 4]. Yet at last I have seen Americans begin to hope for a stronger America. Congratulations, Mr. President, for giving Americans something they badly lacked. Anthony P. Johnson, PHILADELPHIA...