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Last sunday Seiji Ozawa gave his debut as music director of the Vienna State Opera. He used to be director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 27 years. Maestro Ozawa marks start of Vienna stint => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=228642 His biography =>...

Browsing the news it's clear that global opposition against a war is rapidly growing. Dick Cheney's gung-ho rethorics: Cheney vs. Scowcroft How to duck the arguments against attacking Iraq. => http://slate.msn.com/?id=2070189 Europeans "concerned": EU alarm at U.S. posture on Iraq =>...

I whole-heartedly agree with you, Jim. Emphasize Kuwait, because if Saddam had occupied an Iranian province, not even CNN would have sent a correspondent. It's interesting to read Japanese views => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=popvox&id=282

Now if you look behind the smokescreens of "exporting democracy" and "fighting terrorism", what's it all about? IMHO, it's about controlling natural resources. Afghanistan is crucial to transfer natural gas from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf or the Indian Ocean (that's why the Taliban regime...

Young Iraqis know probably more about the West than their Western counterparts know about the Middle East. As for Saddam: Who backed and supported him since the 70s? And why didn't Papa Bush oust him in 1991 when U.S. forces were already in sight of Baghdad? Conclusio: there's nothing like...

U.S. President Bush has made ousting Saddam Hussein a top priority of his administration, calling for a possible attack on Iraq as part of the global campaign against terrorism. His plans have sparked wild debates about whether the U.S. should launch a new war in times of domestic and global...

Interesting link! I'm listening to the text as I write these lines. Sounds like Danish or Swedish.

I have two middle names, but they're only used on a few official documents. One of them is my father's first name, I don't know who chose the second middle name. I've asked the same question in another thread, but haven't received any reply: I always wondered about Anglo-Saxon middle names...

Hm, I think that the fans depicted above were a small minority. However, as you said before, I also disliked the constant booing, not acceptable for a host country. Wow, I remember the Turkish fans celebrating in the streets here, hehe. It sure was a small lesson of humility for the Koreans.

Reported by Yahoo! News: Text: A South Korea soccer fan removes a "No Nazi" sign inside the stadium after officials asked him to take it down ahead of the World Cup semi-final match against Germany in Seoul, June 25, 2002. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

Yeah, I remember that story. I think the bar was called "Third Reich" and was closed after the Israeli Embassy in Seoul vehemently protested. Ignorance is their only excuse...

Germany ends Korea's dreams with 1-0 victory => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=6&id=220294 Germany Wins Seoul Semi-finals 1:0 => http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200206/200206250042.html Germany ends South Korean dream =>...

Hehe, you're right, Debs, I only told half of the story... Well, there are a few minorities in Austria, and their ethnic rights are of course guaranteed in the constitution. They are for instance entitled to use their languages in front of courts or authorities; their children are entitled to...

Never underestimate the childishness of (nationalist) politicians. We have a long debate in one of the federal states here whether street and municipal signs should be bilingual or not. In the end the conservative governor got his way, ignoring even a verdict of the constitutional court. Talk...

Deborah, thank you so much for sharing your experiences and views with us. I imagine it must be very hard at times to live under such conditions, but the story with your friend who brought you to hospital shows that there's reason for hope if both sides take a closer look at each other only to...

Thanks for your detailed answer, Deborah! I was vaguely aware of the historic background, but you proved my point that hatred is not only caused by different religious denomination, but also by division of power among the two groups (I hope my sentence makes sense). How about daily life? Don't...

Now, in the Herai thread we touched upon the subject of sectarian strife, in particular the conflict between Catholic and Protestant nations on the 16th, 17th century and later. If you look at most of the so-called religious conflicts they're just the usual power play under some...

Perhaps my views are too stereotypical, but politics and corporate tactics demand a great deal of ruthlessness and striving for power. Women are just more mature. Boys love to sit in the sandbox and compare the size of their toys if you know what I mean. It's this maturity that makes women...