Word: strife
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...veto from Brussels on antitrust grounds. Labor Minister Roberto Maroni promises the government will sign an emergency decree this week, reportedly set to dole out €120 million to Alitalia and Italy 's smaller carriers this year. That would keep the flagship airline afloat and avert disastrous labor strife. But even if the bailout gets past E.U. competition czar Mario Monti, there's a more far-reaching conundrum. Analysts say Alitalia's long-term survival requires further privatization and a merger with another major airline. But Alitalia is in no shape to merge. A Europe-based manager...
...response to Moqtada's challenge - calling on Shiites to refrain from violence but at the same time expressing sympathy for their grievances and condemning Coalition actions - many Shiites loyal to Sistani have nonetheless joined protest actions led by the Sadrists. The danger is that the cost in casualties and strife of suppressing Moqtada's intifada and the Sunni insurgency could deepen anti-American feeling among neutral elements in the Sunni and Shiite communities that have not supported violence...
...Iraq has proved to be the mother of all miscalculations. President George W. Bush has plunged America into an impossible situation. As for his exit strategy, the handwriting is on the wall. Let the Iraqis continue their infighting, as befits their complex religious ideology and culture. If endless internal strife fails to produce a viable, stable government, Iraq can turn to the U.N. to salvage the situation. Dina Austin Bramalea, Canada...
...comparisons to the mob pictures of Martin Scorsese. The protagonist, a young photographer named Rocket, succeeds in evading the gang lifestyle; his childhood friend fails to follow suit, instead succumbing to the temptations of crime and power. Dynamic, darkly funny and spitting electricity, City of God presents a strife-ridden world lurching towards destruction...
...support of the American led coalition. At this point it seems likely that al Qaeda is responsible for the attack, and that Spain was targeted largely because it supported the United States in Iraq and elsewhere. This brand of terrorism reacts against global interaction. It is perpetuated by global strife. But it can be overcome by global cooperation. The United States is in a position to foster international cooperation, but it must first begin with its own people. Americans need to care...