International Herald Tribune back issues from October 2007:
In Myanmar, moral authority vs. gunsMonks are integral to junta's power
Oct 01, 2007; ... Seth Mydans International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 As they marched through the streets of Myanmar's cities last week leading the biggest anti-government protests here in two decades, some barefoot monks held their begging bowls before them. But instead of asking for their daily ...
The pious heart of Dutch conservatism
Oct 01, 2007; ... Stephen Castle International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Though its population is not quite 18,000, the Dutch town of Urk already has more Protestant churches than some small cities. For this remote and traditional fishing community, though, 19 established places of worship are not ...
Web as battlefield in fight on terrorWest, citing threats, increasingly seeks to spy on and block Internet activities
Oct 01, 2007; ... Doreen Carvajal International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 In the name of counterterrorism, Western countries are moving to erect online security borders with aggressive proposals to block Web sites and to unleash Trojan e-mails containing spyware that would monitor extremists. Critics ...
UN envoy talks with Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar capital quiet as clashes stop
Oct 01, 2007; ... Seth Mydans International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 A United Nations envoy to Myanmar met Sunday with the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and with members of the military junta that crushed a peaceful pro-democracy uprising, diplomats said. The envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, ...
Image repair perks up Ukrainian's prospectsAmerican aids a once-reviled leader
Oct 01, 2007; ... Clifford J. Levy International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Once a divisive figure reviled by some here as a shady reactionary and Kremlin pawn, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has turned into arguably the nation's most popular politician. On the day of critical parliamentary ...
N.Y.C.'s curbside cafes: We'll never have Paris
Oct 01, 2007; ... Frank Bruni International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Among the many reasons to suspect that Europeans are more gifted than Americans at enjoying urban life is this: They eat outdoors because it's pretty. We eat outdoors even though it's not. By ''we'' I mean New Yorkers, and I ...
What's in a name? Ask Hatred and Enough
Oct 01, 2007; ... Michael Wines International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 A Zimbabwean researcher and Gavin du Venage, a researcher in Sedgefield, South Africa, contributed to this article.* Thirty-two years ago in western Zimbabwe, a baby boy named Tlapi was born so sick that his parents feared he ...
A pass-and-fail record on allowing free speechLetter from Washington
Oct 01, 2007; ... Albert R. Hunt International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 American higher education, the envy of the world, faced two tests last month. It passed one and flunked the other.Columbia University in New York resisted pressure from politicians and the rightist media to cancel an invitation ...
IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1907: On Cuban Citizenship
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The leader of the Spanish residents has renewed to Mr. Charles E. Magoon, the Acting Governer, the suggestion that if they could obtain American citizenship 95 percent would seek it. Mr ....
IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1932: Hindenburg Turning 85
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 President von Hindenburg's 85th birthday tomorrow was ushered in by military tattoos in all German garrison towns tonight. The aged President asked that no torchlight parades be held in other towns, letting it be known that such demonstrations ...
IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1957: Integration in Schools
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Troops of the 101st Airborne Division were withdrawn from Central High School today and the newly Federalized Arkansas State National Guard supervised the entrance of nine Negro students to the racially integrated school. For the first time, ...
Chechnya rebuilds in shadow of Kremlin
Oct 01, 2007; ... C.J. Chivers International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 In the evenings, unexpected sights appear in this city, which less than two years ago seemed beyond saving and repair. Women stroll on sidewalks that did not exist last year. Teenagers cluster under newly installed street lights, ...
Ukrainians await tally in tough raceFoes of prime minister lead in exit poll
Oct 01, 2007; ... Clifford J. Levy International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Galya Teplyuk sat in her tumbledown home in this tiny village, waiting for the knock on the door. Ukrainians went to the polls Sunday in pivotal parliamentary elections, and even though Teplyuk is 84 and can barely walk, her ...
Draft plan reached on N. KoreaTalks adjourned to let envoys report home
Oct 01, 2007; ... David Lague International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Talks on dismantling the North Korean nuclear program broke off Sunday for a two-day recess so that delegates could consult their governments on a draft plan and timetable for disabling the North's main reactor and fuel plants. The ...
Blogging AhmadinejadA view from Tehran
Oct 01, 2007; ... Tom Parker International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 A mericans might be forgiven for thinking they have heard everything there is to say about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia University, but the story occupied Iranian bloggers at least as much as it dominated the American ...
See no evil, speak no truth
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 After decades of brutal military rule, the Burmese people have taken to the streets to demand democracy, and they are being mowed down. China, India and Russia have the means - but apparently not the will - to stop Myanmar's vicious junta from ...
Prolonging the honeymoon
Oct 01, 2007; ... Roger Cohen International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The unpopularity of George W. Bush has led many to believe global America-hating will ebb once he leaves office on Jan. 20, 2009. That's a dangerous assumption.It's dangerous because the extent of American power will continue to ...
9/11 is over
Oct 01, 2007; ... Thomas L. Friedman International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Not long ago, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran a fake news story that began like this:''At a well-attended rally in front of his new ground zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially ...
Still out in the cold
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 President George W. Bush's two-day summit on global warming last week was not, as some of the European delegates complained privately, a total bust. Our own expectations weren't high, but we can note several positive outcomes. The meeting ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORAbsentee ballots
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Regarding the news article ''Most overseas ballots not cast or counted'' (Sept. 27): The troubles overseas voters are having isn't all the fault of the local and state authorities in the United States. Part of the problem is absentee voters ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORScience and global warming
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 When Thomas Friedman touts carbon dioxide as the cause of global warming in his column ''Doha and Dalian'' (Sept. 20), I respond as a physicist that he cannot comprehend that it is still not proven that carbon dioxide emissions actually are ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORBattling the Burmese junta
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 For the past few days, the front pages of the IHT have been filled with photographs and articles about the protests led by Buddhist monks against the military government in Myanmar. As citizens, our hearts swell with pride over what the monks ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Why is there no strong international or UN pressure on Myanmar's murderous military dictators? For the past 11 years, Aung San Suu Kyi, a former elected leader and a Nobel laureate, has ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORKosovo and genocide
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Agim Ceku indulges in hyperbole with his claim that Slobodan Milosevic attempted genocide against Kosovo's Albanians (''We have waited long enough,'' Views, Sept. 26). If there had been any attempt at genocide or ethnic cleansing prior to ...
Is Hillary Clinton the new old Al Gore?
Oct 01, 2007; ... Frank Rich International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The Democrats can't lose the White House in 2008, can they? Some 13 months before Election Day, the race's dynamic seems immutable. Americans can't wait to evict the unpopular president and end his disastrous war. As the campaign's ...
Translating the lingo of adultalescenceLANGUAGE
Oct 01, 2007; ... William Safire International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Sketchy about the lingo being spoken by today's adultalescents ? As those in their late teens and early adulthood like to say, Ah-ite !The sound of that last word is hard to convey on the printed page. The famous cry in comic ...
U.S. leads arms sales to developing countries
Oct 01, 2007; ... Thom Shanker International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The United States maintained its role as the leading supplier of weapons to the developing world in 2006, followed by Russia and Britain, according to a Congressional study. Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia were the top buyers. The ...
Fred Thompson's My Way politicsAs a senator, the now-presidential hopeful chose his own pathELECTIONS 2008
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jo Becker International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The calls flooding the Senate office of Fred Thompson in the winter of 1999 showed that his Tennessee constituents overwhelmingly favored removing President Bill Clinton from office.But as the historic impeachment trial neared, ...
Experts back removal of 'infant' medicinesBRIEFLY: UNITED STATES: WASHINGTON
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Safety experts at the Food and Drug Administration have urged the agency to consider an outright ban on over-the-counter, multi-symptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.The recommendation, announced Friday, was the clearest signal ...
Missile test is deemed success by PentagonBRIEFLY: UNITED STATES: WASHINGTON
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 An important test of the system to defend against long-range ballistic missiles has been rated a success after an interceptor collided with a mock warhead high over the Pacific, Pentagon officials say.A target missile was launched Friday from ...
Barcelona paper throws new doubt on 9/11 storyIt disputes account of survivor's tale
Oct 01, 2007; ... Manny Fernandez International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Serge F. Kovaleski contributed reporting.* A woman who was removed as the president of a Sept. 11 survivors' group after questions emerged about her dramatic account of escaping the twin towers came from a wealthy family in ...
McCain stresses U.S. founded by Christians BRIEFLY: WASHINGTON
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, said in an interview posted on the Internet on Saturday that the Constitution established the United States as a Christian nation and that his faith is probably of better spiritual guidance than that ...
Palestinians get back into Gaza from Egypt
Oct 01, 2007; ... Isabel Kershner International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Taghreed El-Khodary contributed reporting from Gaza City.* In a surprise move, about 80 Palestinians, including Hamas members and militants wanted by Israel, crossed from Egypt, where they had been stranded, into the Gaza Strip ...
For safety's sake, gays in Iran avoid activism
Oct 01, 2007; ... Nazila Fathi International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 When Reza, a 29-year-old Iranian, heard that his president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had denied in New York that homosexuals were in Iran, he was shocked but not surprised. Reza knows the truth: He is gay.Leaning back in his black ...
Military faces tasks after IraqNew commander must prepare forces for unknown enemy
Oct 01, 2007; ... Thom Shanker International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 When Admiral Mike Mullen is sworn in Monday as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he will become the principal military adviser to the president and defense secretary, with the responsibility of organizing, training and ...
High court justice lashes out in book
Oct 01, 2007; ... Neil A. Lewis International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in a forcefully rendered new autobiography, says he was pilloried during his 1991 confirmation hearings because liberal advocacy groups who feared he would vote to overturn abortion rights ...
Group aims for wealthy U.S. donors on the right
Oct 01, 2007; ... Don Van Natta Jr. International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Freedom's Watch, a deep-pocketed conservative group led by two former senior White House officials, made an audacious debut in late August when it began a $15 million advertising campaign designed to maintain congressional ...
Draft plan is reached in North Korean talksBRIEFLY: BEIJING
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program broke off Sunday for a two-day recess so delegates could consult their governments on a draft plan and timetable for disabling the North's main reactor and fuel plants.The draft plan, agreed ...
Envoy from UN visits foe of Myanmar juntaYangon is quiet as soldiers patrol streets
Oct 01, 2007; ... Seth Mydans International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 A United Nations envoy to Myanmar met Sunday with the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and with members of the military junta that crushed a peaceful pro-democracy uprising, diplomats said. The envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, ...
Japan stops short of sanctionsMyanmar aid to go on despite reporter death
Oct 01, 2007; ... Martin Fackler International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Japan dispatched a top diplomat to Myanmar on Sunday to protest the killing of a Japanese journalist there during the protests last week, but it resisted calls to retaliate by cutting off aid to the impoverished, military-ruled ...
Journalists protest beatings by the policeBRIEFLY: ISLAMABAD
Oct 01, 2007 ... International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Pakistani journalists marked Sunday as a ''black day'' of protest to condemn police beatings during opposition protests against General Pervez Musharraf's pursuit of another five-year presidential term.Musharraf gained an important legal ...
Japan is resisting sanctions in Myanmar despite death
Oct 01, 2007; ... Martin Fackler International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Japan dispatched a top diplomat to Myanmar on Sunday to protest the killing of a Japanese journalist there during the protests last week, but resisted calls to retaliate by cutting off aid to the impoverished, military-ruled ...
Oil costs are feeding unrest around the worldManipulating price of fuel is seen as risk
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jad Mouawad International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 There are deep roots to Myanmar's current unrest, pitting its repressive regime against Buddhist monks, but the immediate spark was the junta's unexpected decision in August to double fuel prices.Overnight, diesel prices ...
When one size fits all
Oct 01, 2007; ... Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Take a stroll down Avenue Montaigne, still fashion's super-luxury destination in Paris, and there is no question about what is filling the windows of the upscale stores: handbags. And more handbags.They come as mighty totes heavy ...
Futurism and craft in a material worldThe Collections / Milan
Oct 01, 2007; ... Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Could the way to fashion's future be lit by a tactile black candelabra? Was the most intriguing ''It'' bag of the season made from bulletproof fibers? And why did it take a Neopolitan crew who make snowboards to create a sleek ...
Versace hits a high noteThe Collections / Milan
Oct 01, 2007; ... Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The voice of Luciano Pavarotti rose to a crescendo as the Versace show opened with soaring sounds from La Scala and beige-clad models took to the runway. Had Donatella Versace really turned her back on fashion's rock 'n' roll - ...
New and newer in ParisHidden gem: A new spa
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Anne Fontaine of the crisp white shirt fame has a hidden gem buried below her flagship store on rue Saint-Honore. Follow the sounds of flowing water downstairs to discover the Anne Fontaine luxury spa, which opened in ...
New and newer in ParisDreaming of jewels
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Sarah Besnainou is a woman with a mission: To help other woman create the jewelry of their dreams. To accomplish this, she created her own company, fittingly named Etername, which roughly translates to make me eternal.At her by ...
Paris, Texas: Mending a friendship
Oct 01, 2007; ... Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Only four months into Nicolas Sarkozy's reign and already the French president's enthusiasm for all things American is rubbing off on fashion. Neiman Marcus has created an installation at the Paris ready-to-wear shows to trumpet its ...
New and newer in ParisBlumarine celebrates
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 The Italian house Blumarine is in a celebratory mood. After opening a mono-brand store on Via Della Spiga during Milan Fashion Week, it has now turned its attention to the grand opening of its freestanding Paris store on ...
New and newer in ParisA makeover at Lanvin
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Does Alber Elbaz ever sleep? The designer behind the house of Lanvin recently introduced a line of wedding wear and a capsule collection of clothing for the weary traveler looking for stylish ease.Now Elbaz has unveiled his ...
Department store shopping
Oct 01, 2007; ... Robert Galbraith International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 After years of tough trading, department stores are beginning to reap the benefits of restructuring and a tighter focus on the luxury end of the market. And one of those benefits has been an increased interest from prospective ...
Tod's takes the high road
Oct 01, 2007; ... Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Under a video sky filled with swaying trees or winging birds, Tod's accessories were presented with a hint of romance to their sporty spirit. And so it was with the clothes collection of special pieces from the American designer ...
Risks pay off at Max MaraMilan / The Collections
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Max Mara, stalwart standby for well-made coats and tailored suits, decided to take some risks with its spring/summer 2008 show. Taking a page from the Japanese handbook of deconstructing wardrobe staples, the design team turned ...
Les Copains offers intrigueMilan / The Collections
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 It is one thing to be a fashion house with an artistic vision and wildly creative clothing whose impact can be seen for years to come.But it is no less important to be able to create clothing that can sell, and sell well. That ...
Small sizes
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Two new arrivals in the artsy Marais district of Paris should satisfy the refined taste of fashionable moms and dads always on the lookout for cute, stylish clothing for their kids.On the rue de Turenne, the popular children's ...
Feeding fashion
Oct 01, 2007; ... Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Trends may turn, but when it comes to restaurants, the international fashion flock remains loyal: as long as the cocktails and laid-back ambience continue, they'll return.During the 1980s and 1990s, everyone used to ...
Cavalli's big plans
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Roberto Cavalli has big plans for Paris. On Oct. 4 he will officially open his store on Avenue Montaigne with a big-bang party befitting the brand's rock 'n' roll tradition. Although its ''soft opening'' in August meant that ...
Carving out a new spot
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jessica Michault International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 There is a creative heart beating at the center of a company called Surface to Air - the four men who have decided to incorporate all aspects of the creative arts into their growing brand.There is Nic Jones, who runs the highly ...
The retro romance of Paris on two wheels
Oct 01, 2007; ... Tara Mulholland International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Cinched-in waists, wide-legged trousers and heavy knits may all be high on the list of autumn trends. But for the style-conscious Parisian, there is one further accessory to add to the shopping list: a bicycle.The successful ...
Suddenly, everyone in sight is a fashion critic
Oct 01, 2007; ... Eric Wilson International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 There are only so many ways you can say 'voil,' '' Lloyd Boston groaned a few days after his umpteenth appearance on the ''Today'' TV show, this time to critique the red carpet fashions at the Emmys, which left him feeling a little ...
One DropBOOKS/ Nonfiction
Oct 01, 2007; ... Janet Maslin International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 One DropMy Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family SecretsBy Bliss Broyard514 pages. $24.99. Little, Brown & Co.Reviewed by Janet Maslin*After the literary critic Anatole Broyard died in 1990, his family arranged a ...
The unsung heroine of on-screen style
Oct 01, 2007; ... Alice Rawsthorn International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Who were the great designers of the 20th century? A list of the usual suspects might start with Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Bayer, pause mid-century for Jean Prouve, Charles Eames and Paul Rand, before ending with ...
From Microsoft: A delicate balancing act
Oct 01, 2007; ... Steve Lohr International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 Microsoft is moving to deliver more software technology over the Internet as a service, forced to follow an industry trend led by Google, its newest archrival. But Microsoft's strategy is a careful balancing act, adding Internet ...
Cable guys plan a charm offensiveThey are fighting for recognition in Europe, where satellite and
Oct 01, 2007; ... Eric Pfanner International Herald Tribune 10-01-2007 In the film ''The Cable Guy,'' Jim Carrey plays a cable television installer who goes to great lengths to befriend a customer, giving him a free, unauthorized service upgrade. In the real world, U.S. cable companies may be less ...