Word: afghanistan
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...their moderate president. "This clash is part of a struggle for dominance in the Islamic world," says TIME correspondent Johanna McGeary. Shiite Iran wants the Sunni Taliban to hand over members who murdered eight Iranian diplomats earlier this year. It also accuses the Taliban of killing Shiite civilians inside Afghanistan, and has massed 200,000 troops on the border to underscore...
...should the world find Clinton's missile attacks in Sudan and Afghanistan acceptable when he found the terror bombings against the U.S. embassies in Africa unacceptable [NATION, Sept. 7]? I thought the only way to deal with terrorism was through international agreements and diplomacy. I thought only terrorists used violence to reach their goals. But I was wrong, so wrong. And by the way, in what fashion did he think terrorists would respond? How else but with new bombings? When is the violence going to stop? Who is going to stop the vendettas? HARRIETH LUNDBERG, 17 Kvaloysletta, Norway...
When I consider the main features of American ideology and its resulting contemptuous behavior toward the rest of the world, I fear for the future of the human race. The bombings of Sudan and Afghanistan are reminiscent of the lynchings of the wild west and bode ill for the future. Such conduct shows us that the line between civilization and the law of the jungle is a very fine one. HILARY PETTS PERE Pau, France
...stop at Sudan and Afghanistan? The same strategy could be applied to halt the unpardonable killing of thousands of innocent citizens every year by drivers under the influence of alcohol. The bombing of a few strategically located "factories" where the production of alcohol is alleged to take place would send the message that such behavior will no longer be tolerated. HARRY K. ELDON Lethbridge, Alta...
...revolution. Regarded as the most tangible result of Khatami's pledge of greater freedom, the seven-month-old daily attracted a readership of 300,000 but infuriated hard-liners with stories on previously taboo topics, including political dissent, U.S. relations and the wisdom of a military confrontation with neighboring Afghanistan. The shutdown came swiftly after Supreme Leader ALI KHAMENEI's "final notice" to government officials to curtail press freedom. Indefatigable Tous editor MAHMOUD SHAMSOLVAEZIN had managed to get his paper back on the streets after two previous closures, once by changing its original name, Jameyeh. But last week...