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...After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad.” But Bush must favor trying inspections for three reasons. First, it is in our interest to know what Saddam is building and to disarm him, and this can be accomplished much more easily through proper inspections than through war. Second, Bush has no reason to anger the entire international community unless he truly feels it is necessary. Third, Bush would gain nothing by waging a messy war as this is likely to be, especially now that some Democrats have polarized the issue...
...government of Dominica filed suit against Citibank in July, accusing it of extracting "secret profits" of about $1.8 million from the transaction, on a bond issue that lacked proper security and provided, in effect, only $14.2 million in financing, the lawsuit alleges. Citibank is expected to submit its formal response in the case next month. Dominica's airport, hampered by bureaucratic struggles, has not been built...
Winnick's lawyer, Gary Naftalis, says Global did not mislead investors but believed it would make its first-quarter target legitimately. He says Winnick's stock sale was proper and approved by Global's counsel. The committee has yet to be convinced. "Is Winnick a choirboy," asks spokesman Ken Johnson, "or did he steal from the church's collection plate?" --By Michael Weisskopf
...times, a threat concealed a promise. In 1997, Shakeel asked an obscure producer named Nazim Rizvi to shelve a film because it might heighten Hindu-Muslim tensions. "I have told him to make proper films and assured him that his costs will be taken care of," Shakeel told time, adding, "If the director doesn't abide by my decision, I'll just have to kill him." Rizvi obliged. Three years later, Rizvi made the lavish Chori Chori Chupke Chupke with a brilliant cast that was not only expensive but booked for other films years in advance. Shakeel had come through...
Aside from preventing young people from learning to drink responsibly, American liquor laws have potentially deadly consequences. The death of one American teen could have been prevented if the underage drinking laws hadn’t prevented his friends from calling the proper medical help when he needed it. According to a story in the New York Times earlier this month, a high school beer party in Harrison, New York resulted in the death of 17-year-old Rob Viscome, partially because of draconian drinking laws. After a 16-year-old punched him and his head hit the stone patio...