"
Siren Song" speaks of the eternal allure and temptation of the irresistible song of those Sirens who lured men to their deaths in Homers Odyssey.
Cloud, Judith (b. 1954). Night Dreams (Margaret Atwood)
Cuba branded a television show host who recently sought asylum in the United States with his family a traitor who fell for the "
siren song" of America, reports AFP (Dec.
Talkshow host flees to US
Because sometimes the country faces challenges so important that the best politics in the long run is to be constructive patriots in the short run--to ignore the
siren song of partisanship, and look after the nation's needs.
Listen to the voters on Iraq
While some of the CFR's leading experts continue to rattle sabers and appear to be beating war drums, the dominant strain in the council's media chorus is sounding the
siren song of "new thinking" concerning our relationship with Tehran.
Iran behind the veil: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being falsely cast as conciliatory and cooperative by U.S. elites, which will likely lead to a disastrous appeasement strategy
Therein, carrying capacity, ecological overshoot and diminishing resources, are left wing plots at worst, and at best, a
siren song to which we should block our ears.
A Poverty of Reason: Sustainable Development and Economic Growth
There is nothing but trouble straight down--at best a distraction and at worst a
siren song to do a potentially tragic thing.
Sneaking a peek
Ironically, the Pentagon expects privatization to "decrease unemployment that makes some Iraqis more vulnerable to terrorist or insurgent recruiting." But by cutting off subsidies on basic items like food and fuel, privatization is likely to make the everyday lives of Iraqis more miserable and thus more susceptible to the
siren song of the insurgents.
Plan for quagmire
He had his first ride in a Leopardstown bumper in May 1995 and two months later rode his first winner,
Siren Song, trained by his father Ted in a bumper at Gowran Park.
Racing: IT'S OFFICIAL: RUBY IS A GEM
workers; and the ideological
siren song that has permitted the exodus of U.S.
The weakest link
The alternative call was Jesus'
siren song. "He calls you to be the salt and light of the world, to live in justice, to become instruments of love and peace." The choice was stark, self-denying, life-defining, irrevocable.
A tribute to John Paul II
Having heard "the
siren song of a lonely wind on desolate tundra", Pratt sets off to retrace Mina's route, hindered both by a small budget and (by her own admission) a high degree of naivety.
Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories: a Woman's Journey to the Heart of Labrador
One cannot help being reminded of the
siren song of the nuclear industry in the 1970s: electricity at virtually no cost and a long-term solution for waste in a matter of years.
ITER: THE ULTIMATE GIZMO?
Welch, a Manhattan native, served as associate producer for the soundtrack of the Coen brothers' movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" She wrote the
siren song, "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," appeared in a cameo in the movie and recorded a duet of "I'll Fly Away" with Alison Krauss for the soundtrack.
BRIEFLY
Also available in a hardcover edition ($23.95),
Siren Song is an impressively written novel of mystery and suspense by award-winning novelist Stephen Schwandt.
Siren Song
Siren Song is an interdisciplinary analysis combining law, political economy, and geography.
Siren Song: Chilean Water Law as a Model for International Reform