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...quotidian reality of life in Iraq, cautions against "knee-jerk anti-Americanism," remarking: "It doesn't do Iraqis any favors. The focus should be on making Iraq a place Iraqis want to live." Today, Pauline and Margaret have both left Mosul. Their stories - of hastily packed suitcases thrown in cars at dawn - are a sad reminder of just how unlivable their former home has become...
Even in the volatile Gaza Strip, hostage taking had at least one firm rule. Journalists were released quickly, usually with tea and apologies. Those customs seem to have been thrown out with the case of respected BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, 44, grabbed by gunmen in Gaza on March 12. So far, it is not clear why the broadcast journalist was kidnapped. No demands have been forthcoming, only a harrowing and probably false communiqué from a group calling itself the Tawheed and Jihad Brigades, claiming that Johnston had been executed--revenge, it intimated, for the fate of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli...
...really don’t think that we’ve thrown that out,” Chief Operating Officer of the Allston Development Group Christopher M. Gordon said in an interview last month. “It was a framework but not a plan. I think it is still guiding our work...
...Shiroo reportedly had a car accident that he blamed on construction under way near a city street. When his insurance company refused to pay his claim, Shiroo sued the Nagasaki government and eventually the mayor, reportedly claiming that Itoh had fabricated the original accident report. The case was thrown out of court, but Shiroo's anger against Itoh may not have cooled - TV Asahi reported that it had recently received a letter from the suspect claiming that the mayor was involved in corrupt practices...
...thoughts of the future are already on mind.I certainly hope I’ll keep up directing. I’ll keep applying to be a director next year. I’ve just learned so, so much. The learning curve for these things. You just get thrown in and have to do it. I had such a good time, and I think I’ve done a pretty good job. I guess we’ll find out [this] weekend...