From my professional vantage point, I sense a mounting risk of collateral damage and unintended consequences.

I should note at this point that just as some people prefer blondes or voluptuous women, I like a city with history and for this history to be felt while you admire her with delight.

I am pleased when I swim fast, but I would get no sense of achievement from improving my time if the improvement came out of a bottle.

The iconic, Mona Lisa like visage of Chairman Mao still gazes out from the Gate of Heavenly Peace, but what was happening all around me suggested how much things had changed.