Word: washingtonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Outraged at what they considered a national and religious insult, Egyptians insisted that American investigators suspend judgment and allow Cairo's experts to review the data thoroughly before launching an FBI criminal probe. Washington agreed, setting an international team to the exhaustive task of decoding the recordings bit by bit, word by word, sound by sound, before any further decisions are made...
Even without news leaks, wild conspiracy theories flourished in Cairo. Many Egyptians are certain Washington is engaged in a vast cover-up to protect itself and libel their nation. More likely, they say, an American missile mistakenly blew up the plane or maybe there were lethal laser emissions--and the pilot was roller-coastering to dodge them. Or an insane hijacker masterminded the crash to damage Egypt's reputation. Or it was a Mossad plot to kill the 33 military officers aboard...
...imperial status by inking a World Trade Organization deal with the U.S. that will open China to free international trade for the first time in history. Along the way, 73-year-old Jiang had to move mountains of conservative opposition at home, change the atmospherics between Beijing and Washington, and, yes, deal with 100 million tangled telephone lines. By any measure, it was a monumental deal for China. But for Jiang it was even more--a bid to boost his reputation from that of polished technocrat to the more mythical status of ideological leader. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping--theirs...
...very least, it could be good theater. Earlier this month, U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, in Seattle to drum up support for free trade, was picketed by steelworkers, antinuclear activists, Free Burma advocates--and Anne Kirkham, 26, of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington. "I'm a bicycle activist, but it's all one big thing--globalism, urban sprawl, pollution," she explained. "It's about corporate greed...
...when the wealthy want to have their Valrhona chocolate cake and feel karmically good about it too. Many of the well-heeled are thus laying out the lobster medallions in opulent but low-key celebrations at home. That's been a boon for upscale catering services like Ridgewells in Washington. Says owner Susan Lacz: "We're seeing a lot more bookings for small, elegant home parties this year...