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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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| Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:50:57 EDT Emily closes in on Mexican tourist hotspot |
| Hurricane Emily -- a powerful Category 4 storm -- is threatening Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, with landfall predicted late tonight or early Monday. Mexican authorities have asked an estimated 130,000 tourists in Cancun and the surrounding beaches to evacuate, and Sunday the tourist hotspot's airport was closed. |
| Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:40:37 EDT UK looks to extend war on terror |
| As the first funeral for a victim of the London bombings was held Sunday, British politicians were looking to expand the nation's terrorism battle at home and abroad. Defense Secretary John Reid said that even though the four named suspects were British, the acts they are accused of committing are part of "an international battle of enormous proportions." |
| Sun, 17 Jul 2005 17:09:36 EDT Iraq brings first Saddam Hussein charges |
| The Iraqi Special Tribunal has brought its first charges against Saddam Hussein for alleged crimes during his reign, the tribunal announced today. They are connected with a 1982 series of detentions and executions after an assassination attempt in Dujayl. No trial date was announced, but under Iraqi law Saddam could stand trial as early as September. |
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