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...from the equation. We cannot be the agency of his removal, of course, but Sadr has many enemies, including rivals within his own organization. The other Shi'ite parties will also be obstacles-and, of course, the Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani will need to be assuaged-but the strength of these groups has diminished as Sadr's power has increased in the past year, and it is possible they can be brought into the tent. The threat of a U.S. withdrawal, which would leave these groups at the mercy of both Sadr and the Sunnis, can be effectively paired...
...from the equation. We cannot be the agency of his removal, of course, but Sadr has many enemies, including rivals within his own organization. The other Shi'ite parties will also be obstacles--and, of course, the Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani will need to be assuaged--but the strength of these groups has diminished as Sadr's power has increased in the past year, and it is possible they can be brought into the tent. The threat of a U.S. withdrawal, which would leave these groups at the mercy of both Sadr and the Sunnis, can be effectively paired...
...result is both slick and coarse-fine entertainment, as I say, but deficient in the comedy of reticence discouragement that is Aardman's (or maybe just Nick Park's) unique strength. I don't want to say the Englishmen were corrupted, but I think they allowed their strongest, quirkiest instincts to be tethered. The American movie industry is like that, and foreigners will have their hearts broken if they think they'll get bigger budgets and cooler tools without having to pay in some way for them...
...narrative, and keep casual viewers happy; in any case, this “gonzo comedy” suits Fox (the film’s distributors) far more than Cohen’s old “Da Ali G Show” home HBO. Cohen’s real strength, here as always, is in using his deadpan portrayal of a totally oblivious foreigner to expose prejudice and hypocrisy in the supposedly civilized world...
Though his travel log seems like that of a jetsetter, Chu works tirelessly to keep his game on an upward trajectory. His daily routine includes two hours of tennis, an hour of strength and fitness training, and an hour of cardiovascular conditioning...