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...been urging Al-Qaeda followers to open up shop in Somalia for years, but there was always doubt about whether that call would resonate in a largely secular nation with a historic wariness of Arab interference. No longer. After January's attacks by Ethiopia--which were backed by U.S. air power and aimed to reduce the threat of terrorism--an increasingly international Islamist presence has flourished in the country, drawn by the chaos of postinvasion Somalia and the chance to strike back at the U.S. and its ally Ethiopia. In Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi told TIME that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Somalia's al-Qaeda Link | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...Angeles, about 3,000 miles, it comes to around $9.) The money goes to nonprofit groups that either plant trees to absorb the carbon or produce an equal amount of energy in an eco-friendly way (using windmills and such). You are still increasing the carbon in the air, but someone else, thanks to you, is reducing it by an equal amount. The net effect: no additional carbon in the atmosphere. Of course, this is all strictly voluntary. If you want to be a pig, destroy the earth for future generations and face your kids, who've learned all about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Credit for Bad Behavior | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...AIR TRAVEL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Jul. 2, 2007 | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...have to know exactly where the enemy is hiding. This is where Petreaus' predecessors have often been found wanting. Poor intel was the main reason the last major military offensive against Sunni militants ended in a huge embarrassment: Operation Swarmer in March 2006 was billed as the biggest air offensive since the end of the war, but netted only a handful of low-value insurgents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the New Iraq Offensive | 6/19/2007 | See Source »

Speed may be of the essence since such opportunities are often tentative, what with the way the U.S. and Kim have careened from one extreme of the diplomatic spectrum to the other. During the Clinton Administration, Washington contemplated air strikes on Yongbyon; then, a few years later, sent its Secretary of State to toast Kim with champagne. Early in the Bush Administration, it was back to war preparations and talk of a "strangulation strategy"; now, again, the full diplomatic embrace is on. U.S. envoy Christopher Hill made a surprise trip to Pyongyang on Thursday - the highest-ranking U.S. official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Kim Jong Il Come to His Senses? | 6/19/2007 | See Source »

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