“Ahab and Nemesis,”<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> about the sweet science.<\/P>
\nWhat surprised us, though, was that Remnick revealed his person to be such
\nan old-fashioned writer in another piece for the current issue, “After Madrid,”<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A> his Talk of the Town commentary
\nabout the Madrid train bombings. “In recent years,” he writes, “Osama bin Laden has concealed
\nhis person from spies and Predator drones but has hidden his intentions and his sense of historical
\nmission in plain sight.” Impeccable idea. Peccable style. Concealed his person<\/I>? So
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