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...Kromberg to testify before a grand jury looking into a Virginia-based Islamic think tank, the International Institute for Islamic Thought (IIIT). But because he believed Kromberg's subpoena violated his plea agreement, al-Arian refused to cooperate. Last year, as a result, he was indicted for criminal contempt. All the while, despite his controversial history, his case has become a cause célèbre among civil rights activists, and he has staged at least two hunger strikes...
...Kromberg has not commented publicly on the affidavit, and his office told TIME that neither he nor anyone else there would have anything to say on the matter; prosecutors have not yet said whether they'll press ahead now on the criminal-contempt charges against al-Arian. Last week Brinkema gave the defense the go-ahead to file a motion to dismiss those charges. "I think there are significant questions about what actually happened," she said. "The Justice Department is not a fishmonger...
...have to make a fundamental change to the current system in which the government is led primarily by the bureaucracy, and we have to replace it with the government under which the politicians will take the lead to formulate policies and execute those policies under their own responsibility." His contempt for the present LDP government was something to see. Since some politicians in the "ruling camp" are "totally dependent on the bureaucrats," he said, "they have nothing...
Instead, they're listening to some dude tell them about how they found something that looks like Jesus in the folds and shadows of the dirty shirt they tossed into the corner of their laundry room. So when one newsman says, with barely disguised contempt, "Is that a holy image, or a bucket of filth?", we understand his tone. Because, Cheesus - it's obviously a bucket of filth...
...Among these characters, Andrew Young served as the propelling force for the opera’s emotional intensity in his deft portrayal of the role of Jago. His rendition of “Credo in un Dio crudel” (I believe in a cruel God) illustrated a visceral contempt for justice as the rest of the world sees it. Although his superb dramatic presence never faltered, his voice was occasionally lost amid the din of the vast, 80 person orchestra. In her portrayal of Otello’s wife Desdemona, Melynda Davis presented a polished performance that was both...