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...aviary of nuclear-arms-control experts has long been populated by just two types of birds: hawks and doves. Lately, however, a new species is flapping about on op-ed pages: the owl. Hawks are concerned that war will break out because the U.S. is too weak; doves fear that the arms race will provoke an attack. Owls argue that the greatest danger lies not in too many missiles or too few but in the risk that humans will by mistake or miscalculation launch them...
...When Jackson felt weak toward the end of the trial, what did family friend and nutritionist Dick Gregory recommend to help him rid his body of toxins...
Henry Kissinger once famously asked whom he should call if he wanted to talk to Europe. It was a snide comment about the weak accountability and unwieldy power structure of the European Union. But these days, as the E.U. grapples with a constitutional crisis and gridlock over both its budget and its policies, the answer to Kissinger's question, almost by default, could just be Peter Mandelson. That might seem an unlikely role for a confidant and former close aide to British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Since November 2004, Mandelson, 51, has been the European Commissioner in charge of trade...
...want to appear strong, never blink. Marlene Dietrich told me that. If you want to appear weak and funny, blink all the time. Hugh Grant never stops blinking...
...China and Southeast Asia. Already the network has helped delay approval of two impoundments on the upper Yangtze and Salween rivers. Yet in taking on state-run companies and political interests, the environmentalists face daunting odds. Says activist Xue Ye of the Beijing-based Friends of Nature: "We are weak, but we have a chance...