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...doubt Benedict was buoyed by the enthusiastic welcome he received in Valencia. Not even a tragic accident in the city's subway system last week dampened the raucous crowds in the streets and public squares. Papal supporters reportedly booed and whistled at Zapatero as he entered the Valencia archbishop's residence for the brief meeting with Benedict. Inside, there were uneasy smiles and rigid body language. The customary exchange of gifts was also telling, with Zapatero giving the pontiff a modern abstract painting and Benedict handing the Spanish leader a copy of the Vatican codex. (Not very likely that...
...storm—and like a storm, desperation and fear shrouds its approach. “Help Me” is as subtle and as elegantly-orchestrated a cry of futility as Nick Drake’s “Cello Song,” all the more tragic for the Parkinson’s-induced trembling in Cash’s voice. This physical debility from such a normally-imposing figure turns the next track, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” from a warning of divine punishment for sinners...
...attacked it or its allies. About 40,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, not to mention untold thousands of Iraqi conscript soldiers; the Americans are too arrogant to even keep count, publishing only their own fatalities. The reference to the "liberator" would be laughable if it weren't so tragic. Nils Wetterlind Singapore...
...itself, the death of Michael Russell of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, who was vacationing at Disney with his parents and younger brother, would have been simply a tragic loss for a grieving family and friends. But this was the third time in little more than a year that a Disney guest has died after riding one of the resort's signature attractions, including Mission: SPACE. All three victims were found in autopsies to have suffered from either undiagnosed heart defects or pre-existing life-threatening conditions that could have been exacerbated by the stress of the ride. "It's happening...
...attacked it or its allies. About 40,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, not to mention untold thousands of Iraqi conscript soldiers; the Americans are too arrogant to even keep count, publishing only their own fatalities. The reference to the "liberator" would be laughable if it weren't so tragic. Nils Wetterlind Singapore The investigation of the Haditha incident should also include the actions of Iraqis. Those killed may have watched as an explosive device was planted along the road and did not give warning as the Marine convoy approached. That collusion makes them as guilty as the ones...