Word: slapdown
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...likewise. Competition barbecue gets bigger every year. And even on the local level, every city is seeing more and more local cook-offs, from high-end ones like Cochon 555 that feature some of the best chefs in town, to pro-am affairs like the Cassoulet Contest or Meatball Slapdown, events I recently judged in New York...
...target was the Interior Ministry, which Sunnis say employs Shi'ite death squads. Shi'ites interpreted Khalilzad's comments as a threat to their influence. "They thought I was trying to give [the ministry] to the Sunnis," Khalilzad says. And justified or not, some Shi'ites say Khalilzad's slapdown contributed to the rage that erupted after the Feb. 22 terrorist bombing of the sacred Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, which left hundreds dead. "I see what happened in the immediate aftermath of Samarra as a strategic warning to Iraqi society and the Iraqi leadership," Khalilzad says. "If they didn...
...Giuliani was also having none of the prince's suggestion that the U.S. should "adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause" by "pushing Israel to sign and fully implement a comprehensive peace treaty." Sharon's response to the mayor's slapdown of Prince Alwaleed was understandable: The Bush administration appears a lot more inclined than Mayor Giuliani to heed the Saudi's advice, and the Israeli leader is feeling the heat...
...slapdown in Geneva, of course, is purely symbolic. Washington retains its dominant status in the international body, particularly because of its veto power in the all-important Security Council. The U.N. will remain an important theater of U.S. foreign policy, especially when it comes to dealing with international security crises such as Iraq and the Balkans. And it will certainly continue to play its leadership role in pressing the commission to adopt tough resolutions on human rights abuses in China and elsewhere. But the vote is clearly a blow to the prestige of a nation that sees itself...
...their presence felt. After all, Bush could quite simply have done the "we wholeheartedly support South Korea's peace efforts and are studying ways to take it forward" routine - the diplomatic equivalent of "no comment" - instead of pointedly questioning the wisdom of negotiating with Pyongyang, which was a sharp slapdown to President Kim's "sunshine" policy of reconciliation with the North...