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...report said Columbia envisions an espionage thriller "exploring the collision between the deep rooted Russian power structure enforced by the KGB ... and the new wave of wild west capitalism" that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union...
...certainly seemed that way this week, when the night before our President went before the nation to unveil his new Iraq plan, our second-term mayor, Ray Nagin - a charismatic, often glib leader whom many see as disengaged - unveiled a plan to battle a wave of violence that threatens to spin out of control. Like the reception Bush got, Nagin's move was instantly criticized as too little, too late...
...basically on the same page as the U.S. when it comes to Taiwan. Neither wants independence for Taiwan. Both want peace and stability." China's military buildup is best seen as a corollary of changes in Chinese society. Where Chinese military doctrine was once based on human-wave attacks, it now stresses the killing power of technology. There's nothing new, or particularly frightening, about such a transformation; it's what nations do all the time. If the Sioux hadn't learned how to handle horses and shoot Winchesters, they wouldn't have wiped out Custer's forces...
...collected only three sets in the process. For Hewitt to win the tournament, he probably needs someone else to get rid of Federer for him. As time passes, 2005 is looking like a fateful missed opportunity for the top-ranked Australian. Riding into the Melbourne final on a wave of momentum and national fervor, Hewitt succumbed to Safin even though the Russian was floundering for the first set and a half and ready to be put to sleep. He may never get as good a chance again...
...Sunday in Hamas's Gaza stronghold, Hamas is planning later this week to hold similar shows of strength on the streets of key West Bank cities, traditionally Fatah's stamping ground. And observers on the ground are expecting the two sides to raise the stakes by escalating the wave of assassinations of each other's leaders...