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...consider not only pressure from the U.S. and Israel, but also internal pressure from their rising Islamic opposition. And the internal political dynamic is very important in shaping Egyptian policy on Palestinians and other Arab issues. So the Americans are not reading the internal situation in the Arab world vis-à-vis their ability to persuade Arafat. Still, Arafat feels isolated now, and Arafat is looking for a way out of the situation...
...Shanghai's mayor since 1995, Xu Kuangdi has been the architect of the city's rocketing growth. He spoke with TIME reporter Isabella Ng about the city's future and its position vis-a-vis Hong Kong...
This is not the forum to debate Fairey's "acts of vandalism" in defacing billboards or the place of street art vis--vis advertising. My point is simply that a marvel which requires years of effort from thousands of volunteers should be considered as much a marvel of organization as of mimetic contagion. What's curious is simply the sheer amount of will that goes into making a cultural phenomenon: a lesson for seniors who want to change the world...
...Your treatment of comedy writers coming out of Harvard was fundamentally flawed. It would seem that most of your arguments were simply begging the question. Your attempt to emulate Balzac reveals only the extent of your utter boobery. It's an issue of semantics vis a vis Chomsky's Universal Grammar, really...