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None of this would have happened, Rabinowitz says, without the determined support of the generals he spent years courting. Because of his willingness to work with the junta, Rabinowitz has emerged as a prime target for the free Burma community, which believes that any engagement with the generals only legitimizes a cruel military regime. While the charge especially stings in the wake of last fall's brutal military crackdown of Burmese protesters, Rabinowitz is unapologetic about his work with the junta, knowing their cooperation was the only way to ensure the reserve would be protected. And he's right...
...tens of thousands to denounce peace and chant "Death to Israel." Muslims and Christians were free to travel throughout Israel and practice their religion in peace until radicals began attacking Israeli civilians. Hamad's need to blame someone for the horrid situation is understandable. But he chose his target poorly. He should look within his own community before blaming his neighbors who deign to defend their very lives from radical Islamists. Michael Yanovich, Los Angeles...
...Individual voices are hard to find, however. As dictated by the medium, the language of keitai shosetsu is simple and peppered with emoticons. Dialogue and description are sparse. Subject matter is predictable. "Keitai shosetsu are usually about love stories - often romantic relationships experienced by the target audience," says Mari Kuramachi, an editor at Starts. Typically, a heroine loses her first love (in K, the male love interest dies in an accident), then later struggles to find love again. Obstacles can be gritty - rape, drugs, accidental pregnancies and prostitution are all common - but they are invariably overcome, and traumatic events usually...
...need to ignore the noise of the media and the student body.”He accepted his offer at Citigroup.Van is one of many seniors on campus this fall who have been forced to weigh full-time job offers from Wall Street firms that have been the target of public scrutiny and blamed for a now uncertain economy because of their role in the subprime mortgage markets.In addition, several of the most desirable employers have been tied to other public relations fiascos—such as Swiss investment bank UBS’ role in raising funding for PetroChina...
...pragmatists who believe in a negotiated solution and to lay out clearly his vision of two states." In his Israeli TV interview, Bush said he wanted an agreement on "what the Palestinian state would look like" by the time he left office. Regev still believes that is an attainable target: "If the Palestinians are serious, it's doable...