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But this is America: of course it's about race too. After Obama won, there was talk of a "Huxtable effect"--the idea that pop-cultural portrayals of African Americans from The Cosby Show to 24's David Palmer readied white America for a black President. But maybe there's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Fall Ratings Hit: Meet the Obamas | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

The problem, says the Western military official, is that the Pakistani soldiers are undertrained and outgunned. He puts himself in the soldiers' boots: "I'm making $20 a month, I've got five bullets in my gun, and a couple of guys with AKs come up. I mean the question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Taliban at the Gates | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

On a dusty side street in Somalia's former capital, there's little that distinguishes Mohammed's stall from the others. A grenade rests against a box of ammunition next to a row of AK-47s, and still more rifles hang from nails beneath a patch of tin roofing. His...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror's Playground | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

With those storm clouds gathering, the Islamists in Mogadishu are intent on solidifying their hold on power, dispensing their harsh brand of justice and leaving no doubt about who's in control. A reminder of that came on a clear blue morning in mid-October, when thousands of Somalis gathered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror's Playground | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

Keeping close to the walls for cover, the 3rd Platoon, led by Lt. Philip Downs, 23, winds quickly through garbage-strewn alleys toward Easy Street, the western edge of Golf Company's area of operations. Another platoon has shot two men who got out of a car and fired AKs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Under Fire in Ramadi | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

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