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...news anchors have weighed in on what a calamity the prison terms will be for the actors, their families, the film industry and the nation at large, while stories with perhaps more import - the possibility the government could collapse because of the controversial U.S.-India nuclear deal, sa, or terrorist bombings in the southern city of Hyderabad - have been relegated to second or third slot in the lineup. It's a bit reminiscent of another big democracy's obsession with movie stars and their troubles...
...where have you been? - here are the facts: Film star Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to six years in prison on July 31 for possessing an illegal weapon. In addition to possessing weapons and ammunition, Dutt had also been accused of being part of the conspiracy behind a series of terrorist blasts around Mumbai, India's financial capital, in March 1993, which left 257 dead and 1,400 injured. The bombings followed anti-Muslim riots in Mumbai, which were sparked by the demolition of a historic mosque in the central Indian city of Ayodhya by Hindu extremists. Dutt maintained that...
...leftist moods growing in this oil-rich country that sells gasoline to its impoverished citizens at prices higher than those in the U.S. However, Kremlin PR men may miscalculate any new frenzy about Nicholas. The Emperor is seen as the weak Tsar, whose failures helped bring about both the terrorist revolution and the death of his innocent family. Using this card might prove as hard as proving the authenticity of those newly found remains...
...leader who helped thousands of Hmong-Americans adjust to life in a strange new land. (Many Hmong living in the U.S. are believed to suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome because of their wartime experiences.) To the prosecution team in his case, however, Vang Pao is a terrorist who is intent on arming rebels against a friendly government. And to the people of Laos? The day I left Vientiane, the Times finally did run an item on the Hmong. It was a small ad announcing a sale of Hmong handicrafts at a government-run tourist shop...
...wonder if we are not seeing the age of emotion come to a close. Anyone who was in London on July 7, 2005, when terrorist bombers hit the transit system, would testify that stoicism and the stiff upper lip are not dead in Britain. That day they were quietly but thrillingly on display as the city went about its business uncowed. Britain's new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is a son of a minister of the Church of Scotland--Protestantism does not get more muscularly reserved than that--and his political appeal is based much more on experience than empathy...