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...Laden remains target No. 1 in that war. Though U.S. intelligence has tracked him since 1995, it was not until 1998, following the al-Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa that year, that President Clinton authorized an all-out hunt. Since then, U.S. special-ops forces have been working Afghanistan's hilly terrain, traveling in small bands. The U.S. commando presence inside Afghanistan, a Pentagon official said, is "sporadic" and "very small"--they generally move in groups of less than half a dozen--and even big raids won't involve more than "several dozen" troops at a time...
...Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, went further. "We will give all-out support," she vowed, promising whatever is asked, including troops. Like Megawati, Arroyo risks being labeled a lackey for America by political enemies. Of more worry, the Philippines carries a reputation as a terrorist and money-laundering locale. A bin Laden brother-in-law helped set up Abu Sayyaf, the gratuitously violent separatist group from the southern island of Mindanao. To date, Abu Sayyaf has outfought, outsmarted and, on occasion, paid off Philippine law enforcement. It is well funded, well armed and, observers fear, primed for regional...
Because the Koran was revealed in the context of an all-out war, several passages deal with the conduct of armed struggle. Warfare was a desperate business on the Arabian Peninsula. A chieftain was not expected to spare survivors after a battle, and some of the Koranic injunctions seem to share this spirit. Muslims are ordered by God to "slay [enemies] wherever you find them!" (4: 89). Extremists such as Osama bin Laden like to quote such verses but do so selectively. They do not include the exhortations to peace, which in almost every case follow these more ferocious passages...
...After the terrorist attacks on America, Pakistan finds itself at a crossroads. In a country where Islamic radicals have become increasingly bold and influential, President Pervez Musharraf had to choose between appeasing them (by siding with Afghanistan's Taliban regime) or cooperating with the U.S. in its all-out war on terrorism. Either way, the repercussions for Pakistan would be enormous, but Musharraf, who criticized extremists for "holding the country hostage," sided with the U.S. "I know the majority of the people favor our decision," he said in a national address...
With so many students eager to reach out and touch someone and use up minutes at their parents’ expense, the market seems ripe for an all-out battle between the three wireless giants. However, none of the three players seem at all concerned about the rivalry. Cingular Manager Brian Leavitt remarks, “I don’t think that Voicestream is going to be any bit of competition for us. As far as any type of digital or wireless service, we’re going to beat them...