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...nation will go to the polls this week to choose a new National Assembly, and while voters are currently more focused on the impeachment crisis surrounding President Roh Moo Hyun, Iraq might be the first big test for the postelection government, regardless of who leads it. Already, the public mood is turning against deploying more South Korean troops, especially after the brief kidnapping of seven missionaries last week. These evangelicals?part of a band of some 150 Korean Christians spreading their Gospel throughout the Middle East, according to the Korean NGO Global Civic Sharing?were stopped at a checkpoint early...
...With human-rights groups expressing outrage at the crackdown, the protesters smell victory and are in no mood to compromise, even if the King were to extend an olive branch. "It's time we consider republicanism the core issue of our movement," declared protest leader Gagan Thapa. And so the violent confrontations seem destined to continue. Increasingly, the question is not whether Nepal is becoming a failed state. Rather, it is just how grim that failure might...
...murderous riots in 1997 when Saddam arrested a prominent general from the area. Since Saddam's removal, Fallujah has been hostile to the presence of Americans. Nearly a year ago, soldiers stationed in the town opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators, killing 15 civilians. The incident sparked a mood of mutual antagonism that has sporadically erupted into clashes. In November insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter outside the city, killing 16. And earlier this year bandits broke into a city jail and freed dozens of prisoners...
Turns out that Donovan can create mood, if not emotion. The Fall of Max Payne, one of his 2003 releases, is the closest the games world has yet come to film noir. You can be Payne, a New York cop, or his femme fatale, Mona Sax. Yes, there is plenty of violence and gunplay, but there is also a tender and tragic love story. If Donovan is a part of the malaise of the industry, he may also be a cure...
...dish liquids and countertop sprays. "The smell is amazing," she gushes, "and it fills the house for a little while when you use it." She's also fond of Laundry Fragrance--added in the final rinse cycle--from the Good Home Co., which comes in lavender, vanilla and such mood-setting scents as Beach House and Paris Rain. These manufacturers also sell aromatic vacuum-cleaner beads and linen sprays. "They found a perfect niche. They really did," Wendt declares...