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...more than half a century, Beijing has branded Chiang Kai-shek, the Generalissimo who ruled China for two decades, as an enemy of the people, heading a feudal, despotic regime that was swept away by the tide of historical inevitability in the communist victory of 1949. But now, 28 years after his death in Taiwan, the administration he headed on the mainland seems strangely familiar and relevant to the future of the world's most populous nation...
...Celtic Tide...
...cloud. The U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council is staunchly opposed to the deployment of the Turks, on the grounds that all of Iraq's neighbors have their own agendas - indeed, Turkish officials have made no bones about the fact that their decision to send troops, which cuts against the tide of Turkish public opinion, is based primarily on Turkey's desire to have a hand in shaping post-Saddam Iraq. Although U.S. administrator Paul Bremer has sought to assuage the fears of the IGC - particularly its Kurdish members, who see the Turks as threatening their desired autonomy - the Council remains...
...avid Auburn fan—in Alabama, you must choose between the Tide and Tigers at an early age—McBurney watched the University of Alabama fall to his Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium when he was seven years old for his first live football game...
Finally, it may be possible to give a kid a comic again. It may even be necessary. After a long dearth of quality new comics for younger readers, a burgeoning swell of books has begun to bubble into bookstores. One of the breakers in this tide has been the series of "Little Lit" books, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. Aimed at readers of "all ages," the third volume, "It Was a Dark and Silly Night," has just arrived along with a "Little Vampire" series from France. So TIME.comix found its old blankee and went under the covers with...