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...comedy series, is Alan Partridge, an unctuously brutal TV host modeled on David Frost. (Eric Idle did Frost first, and better, back on Monty Python's Flying Circus.) If you've never seen Partridge, you know his type from countless American movies and TV shows: a star with a self-confidence as unbreakable as it is unjustified, and who's impervious to the world's opinion...
...memory of what he once hoped to be. But that memory is strong enough to keep him going. Acting is no longer what he does; it's what he is. He's the slave of his abiding addiction for approval, despite the daily, hourly, minute-ly blows to his self-esteem...
...became more isolated and focused on self-preservation, his government took its eye off the economic management of the country. Poor policies eventually resulted in crippling electricity blackouts, dangerous food shortages and rampant inflation. His autocratic leadership style and refusal to share power with the country's two biggest democratic parties also meant that the fight against religious militants in Pakistan came to be seen as Musharraf's (and America's) war, utterly lacking in popular support. Large swathes of territory were overrun by Pakistani Taliban, army morale crumbled and the once unheard-of tactic of suicide bombing became commonplace...
...Beyond that, they will need to work together to develop a plan for reviving the moribund economy and have a public debate on the unpopular war on terror. Pakistanis should not blindly follow America's lead, but they must recognize the self-delusional nature of claims that the struggle against militancy is not their fight. Last year alone more Pakistanis were killed in terrorist attacks than the number of Americans who died in 9/11...
...Gates' article made me want to stand up and cheer. As he phrased it, "There are two great forces of human nature: self-interest and caring for others." By using his own wealth and influence to respond to world poverty in a meaningful way, Gates exemplifies the latter force. His initiatives (sharing technology, providing small- business loans, eradicating preventable diseases) make measurable differences. Thank you for providing a forum for him to share his ideas. Rebecca E. Hight, Penney Farms...