Word: unfurls
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Before the antiwar banners start to unfurl, however, let me make clear--I am not opposed to war. I would gladly have traded my general's stars for a captain's bars to lead our troops into Afghanistan to destroy the Taliban and al-Qaeda. And while I don't accept the stated rationale for invading Iraq, my view--at the moment--is that a precipitous withdrawal would be a mistake. It would send a signal, heard around the world, that would reinforce the jihadists' message that America can be defeated, and thus increase the chances of future conflicts...
...accordion into their music and shout that it “comes from Belgium,” the country’s old colonial master. But the sound of the colonists’ instrument hardly seems imposed; it fits flawlessly into the trance-grooves of the band. The songs unfurl from the musicians’ hands and voices with an irrepressible jubilation. In an essential way, this music is a call for celebration, which is part of what makes it so danceable. “Congotronics 2” also comes with an accompanying DVD, and though it would seem...
...restraint Jarecki employs in this depiction of the military-industrial complex is admirable: rather than oversell the absurdity of the scene, he lets it unfurl without commentary. Clichéd declarations like “No Blood For Oil,” “Bush Lied and People Died,” etc., are mercifully absent from the film. By avoiding these cartoonish histrionics, Jarecki distinguishes himself from the likes of Michael Moore—to whom he is often unfairly compared...
...residential college system includes freshmen, Dingman said adding Harvard first years to the mix makes sense. Prior to the change, freshmen had to rely on social networks to find a place to sleep. Under the new system, freshmen can have a place at a tailgate and can unfurl their sleeping bags in the common rooms of their sister colleges. The new associations are part of a series of measures in which the College administration hopes to increase its involvement in the Harvard-Yale festivities. At last year’s Game, for the first time, the College hosted a regulated...
...fairytales, Urale has already begun that process, drawing new audiences around the projector's campfire. "I love social issues - that's why I make films," she says. "Because I want to change the world. Move people. Make an impact." You can feel Cyclone Sima's power starting to unfurl...