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...have thus far failed to deliver even a limited cease-fire agreement to halt ongoing terror attacks, much less on the dismantling of militias and terrorist organizations demanded by Israel and the U.S. The Israeli response has been more conditional, and just last week Ariel Sharon's government launched an all-out war on Hamas even as Palestinian Authority prime minister Mahmoud Abbas pursued cease-fire talks with the organization. Abbas has failed so far to persuade even the militants of his own Fatah faction to sign on to a cease-fire, much less the Islamist opposition...
...first, Raines seemed like the right man for the right time. The 9/11 attacks--which occurred six days after he took the job--required firm, aggressive leadership, and Raines mobilized the staff for all-out coverage. But the heads of the Times's bureaus traditionally had leeway in deciding what stories to cover, and as the crisis ebbed and Raines' top-down crisis structure became business as usual, it began to rankle. He shook up the staff, giving choice assignments to cronies. He was brusque and domineering. He launched a crusade against the Augusta National golf club's exclusion...
...CHINA OPTION For sanctions to work, Kim's neighbors and two largest donor countries, China and South Korea, would have to be persuaded to participate. Neither country can make the decision lightly. The South Koreans are terrified that sanctions could lead to an all-out war. If Kim's government collapses instead, a tide of refugees will flood China and South Korea. But even Kim's friends appear to be losing patience. China, North Korea's largest trade partner and donor and its closest ally, is as afraid of a nuclear-armed North as it is of refugees. Beijing...
This will be the final battle." so predicts a civilian member of the Acehnese negotiating team that tried for months to reach an agreement that would prevent all-out warfare in Indonesia's westernmost province. He doesn't want his name published because he fears reprisals against his family, particularly because he believes that there is virtually no chance the two sides?the Indonesian military and the separatist guerrillas of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)?can reach a compromise to prevent renewed fighting. Indonesian troops are already flooding into Aceh. Ultimately, some 50,000 are expected in the province, poised...
Although up 3-2, the Crimson was unable to celebrate yet because both of the remaining matches could have gone to VCU. Riddell, although victorious in the first set, had lost the second set, 2-6, and trailed in the third set. Nguyen was in an all-out battle at No. 3, as his match was tied at 5-5 in the third...