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| Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: Europe's two worlds |
| Europe is caught, in Matthew Arnold's famous words, "between two worlds; one dead, the other powerless to be born." The world that is dead is the European nationalism that turned the continent into a blood-soaked battlefield in the first half of the 20th century. The hope of the founders of the European Union was that it would replace the cycle of war with a cycle of cooperation in sustaining basic principles of democracy, human rights--and no more war. |
| Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:00:00 EST John Leo: Rooting for the Martians |
| David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay for War of the Worlds, says the Martian attackers in the film represent the American military, while the Americans being slaughtered at random represent Iraqi civilians. I see it differently. I think the Martians symbolize normal Americans, while those being attacked are the numbskulls who run Hollywood. Perhaps the normals went a bit too far in this easy-to-understand allegory, but think of the provocation. |
| Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:00:00 EST Health Watch |
| Clear sign for diabetics; look, Ma, no hands--yikes! Asthma drugs OK--at least for now; gambling on a costly side effect; it's good for you--no, it's bad for you |
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| Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:44:56 EDT Hurricane aims at Cayman Islands, Mexico |
| Hurricane Emily -- an "extremely dangerous" storm according to the National Hurricane Center -- is expected to lash the Cayman Islands overnight before heading to Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Although Jamaica avoided the brunt of the storm, forecasters warned rainbands could trigger flash floods and mudslides. |
| Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:19:42 EDT Police release image of 4 London suspects |
| Scotland Yard released the first picture of all four London bombing suspects together, captured on CCTV as they set out on their mission, in a bid to find out more about their final movements. The still photo shows the men, carrying backpacks, at Luton station on July 7, the morning of the attacks which killed at least 55 and injured 700 more. |
| Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:29:25 EDT Attack hits fuel tanker near Baghdad, killing 60 |
| A fuel tanker detonated near a gas station south of Baghdad and killed 60 people, a bloody incident police are calling an attack. |
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