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...Pakistan is rationed by his hand. President Bush may rail against Syria's ruthless dictatorship, but his own security agencies happily cooperate with Syria's unlovely secret police in fighting al-Qaeda - Canada is up in arms, right now, over the case of a Syrian-born Canadian arrested in transit in New York on suspicion of al-Qaeda links and "deported" to Syria, where he was repeatedly tortured over more than a year in custody. And it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it is precisely because the secret police in countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia...
...support all-night transit and late-night licensing, as well as sidewalk eating and drinking. Let’s make Cambridge a fun world-class city. How about ice-skating on the Cambridge Common? I love the student population of this city, it adds a youthful vibrancy and international diversity to Cambridge. We should support it and allow it to thrive...
Packed with legitimate antiques shops and those that specialize in fakes, Hong Kong's Hollywood Road is a key Asian transit point for stolen Chinese antiquities. The rarest items are seldom displayed. "If someone walks in off the street and asks to see some real antiques, I'll probably show them fakes," says a Hollywood Road dealer who declines to be named. "But if they come in knowing exactly what they want and they know what the market rate is, I'll bring in the real things from my warehouse." In 2001, this dealer--who was busted a few years...
...portion of my television, changing from green to red and back to green again. Other times I find myself sad at the close of the markets—unwilling to tear myself away from the screen, my conduit to a world of bids, offers and billions of dollars in transit...
...might not expect to find a palatial country club just 11 km from one of the world's busiest airports, but Stoke Park predates London's Heathrow by several centuries. And if you are a transit passenger with a few hours to kill, you can make the most of the Stoke Park Club's proximity. For about $200, a Stoke Park car will carry you from the airport to the club, where you can nap in a darkened "deep relaxation room," have lunch, use the gym, swimming pool or sauna, and enjoy a half-hour massage before going back...