Word: sentimentals
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...chip away at press rights, allowing crony capitalism and corruption to run rampant, or reverse its course and steer itself towards accountability and openness. Without aggressive, muckraking journalists, Russia’s democratic experiment will fail as its electorate remains uninformed, and government officials stay unresponsive to popular sentiment. Russia’s economy will also suffer as long as foreign investors remain skeptical of the government’s commitment to basic Western freedoms...
Alas, much of the rest of the album misses at least as often as it hits. “No Way Out” has a jazzy sentiment, courtesy of master drummer Manu Katché and bassist Tony Levin, as well as a solid rock riff. However, “My Head Sounds Like That” is a self-indulgent dirge summed up by its appalling lyrics: “The oil is spitting in the saucepan / I squeeze the sponge and let the cat out / Oh, my head sounds like that.” Gabriel is never boring...
...could serve as the command-and-control center for any American-led war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Such a center already exists in Saudi Arabia, but the regime there is hesitant to let the U.S. use it in a new confrontation, for fear that anti-American sentiment would rebound against them. Qatari officials, on the other hand, are eager "to handcuff themselves to the U.S.," as a Western diplomat puts it. The emir is gambling that, in return, Washington will provide protection for the country against a resurgent Saddam, a shaky Saudi Arabia or an irate Iran...
...insulting to think that Arab families don't have the same motives. Yet tapping that sentiment to build a constituency for change won't be easy. Those east of the Iron Curtain, Geoana points out, were conscious that Western Europe offered them an alternative that was geographically and culturally close. No Arab state, yet, acts as such a model. Moreover, in Europe, change was associated with the rejection of imperial--in this case, Russian--rule. But in Iraq, regime change through the force of American arms could easily be seen as the reimposition of imperialism. Fairly...
...context, properly portray Harvard’s athletes shows a lack of integrity. The blatant disdain Smith and his ilk have shown for “under-qualified athletic recruits” is the source of embittered statements by individual athletes, which don’t portray the sentiment of Harvard’s athletes at large...