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...Americans certainly were: it's rumored, though never confirmed, that the coaches of our Little League game that afternoon were CIA agents who missed the biggest news from their patch for years. All summer, my father cycles to his office at the Ministry of Justice in the sumptuous Darul Aman Palace. He's there to help the ministry frame a written legal code from tribal law, but as the summer wears on, the work dries up. The ex-minister remains in jail. Soviet advisers hustle through the hallways. Colleagues politely cancel meetings. My parents remain calm, hoping that...
GOLDEN ROCK INN Coinciding with a dramatic extension of its dining area by Aman Resort designer Ed Turtle, this popular resort, tel: (1-869) 469 3346, now boasts well-known British-born chef Janice Ryan. Her dishes highlight the importance of marinades and seasonings - especially allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers - to the very best Caribbean cooking. Outstanding are conch chowder, coconut-water-and-rum shrimp salad and spice-rubbed snapper with tamarind...
Quotes About: "It's no secret about Wali Karzai and drugs. A lot of people in the Afghan government are involved in drug trafficking." - U.S. informant Hajji Aman Kheri, alleging Karzai's involvement in the heroin trade (New York Times...
...British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the verdict "monstrous" and urged the United Nations Security Council to impose an international arms embargo on the regime. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman expressed "grave concern" over the verdict and called for an urgent meeting of his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional organization that is usually supportive of Burma. A global arms embargo is "the most effective way of showing this military dictatorship that it can no longer defy the international community," says Zoya Phan of London-based advocacy group Burma Campaign...
...Back at Aman camp, Liaqat Tarakai inspects a building that once served as a storage facility for his tobacco. "I am going to make this into a hospital," he says. "We will have a ward, equipment, everything." But even he realizes there are limits on how much he can do, and for how long. The army claims to have cleared much of Buner and has begun to call residents back. In the coming weeks, Aman's parents may be able to take their baby home. "But the Swatis will be staying," says Tarakai, "for some time...