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...unknowable—and therefore threatening—interior, a “dark and vicious place,” in Edgar’s words. In “The Armies,” Ismael’s vexed desires have long been mingled with the constant threat of violence from paramilitaries and guerrillas, as though the most effervescent expression of life—lust—has unconsciously incorporated death...

Author: By Grace E. Jackson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Violence Penetrates Society, the Psyche in ‘Armies’ | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...wouldn’t say they hated it,” Sondheim said. “They just thought we were idiots.” In England, the character of Sweeney Todd is often thrown around as an empty threat to scare disobedient children. Consequently, English audiences viewed Sondheim’s play as seriously as Americans might regard a musical about the Boogie Man. Nevertheless, the hostile reception still stung...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Good Deeds: Sondheim Seduces Audiences | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...areas of South Waziristan where the Pakistan army has positioned troops to seal off a line of retreat for the Pakistan Taliban. The danger for the U.S. is that such deals involve a nod and a wink for continued cross-border attacks, making the militants an even more potent threat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

China, whose own energy economy is increasingly entwined with Iran's, is even more opposed to sanctions for reasons of national interest. Neither country sees Iran as representing any kind of imminent nuclear weapons threat, although if it remains uncooperative with the IAEA, the accepted guardian of the international non-proliferation regime, they could be compelled to support further sanctions; but even then, their own concerns would likely prompt them to accept only measures with limited impact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...Hayden pressed on: "Lemme get this right. There are no conditions of threat this nation might face that would prompt you to interrupt the sleep cycle of somebody who may have lifesaving information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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