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...from functioning. But Sunday's announcement marks the first time since 2001 that the Taliban has promised its own social services to the population, in what appears to be a direct response to the Coalition and government reconstruction projects. "They really are masters of propaganda," says Joanna Nathan, Afghanistan analyst for the International Crisis Group. "In reality they are offering the people nothing. They are still releasing hideous DVDs of beheadings in order to instill fear in the population. This school announcement is just a PR campaign...
...Thai scare, but they quickly rebounded. What has changed? Among other factors, Asian governments today have far more balanced accounts, higher foreign-exchange reserves and less debt, while the region's corporations are now better financed. "There was no worry of contagion," says Sukhbir Khanijoh, senior securities analyst for Kasikorn Securities in Bangkok. "In 1997, the whole region was suffering from problematic economic fundamentals. This time, the crisis was only in Thailand. It was a crisis we created ourselves and that we had to solve ourselves...
...since October, that's largely blamed on a mysterious New Year's Eve bombing campaign that killed three people in Bangkok-not on economic nationalism. "I think there is a growing group in Thailand that believes business here should belong to Thais, not foreigners," says Sukhbir Khanijoh, senior analyst at Kasikorn Securities in Bangkok. That sentiment was stoked by Thaksin's controversial $1.9 billion sale last year of his family stake in telecom firm Shin Corp. to Singapore's Temasek Holdings-a deal perceived domestically as delivering a key national industry into foreign hands. The tax-free sale came courtesy...
...much has stayed the same, why haven't oil prices? Analysts say there are a variety of reasons, starting with the weather. The current deep-freeze in the Midwest aside, this winter has been unseasonably warm, curbing demand for heating oil. "A third of the winter season is over and we haven't seen any normal consumption patterns on the East Coast," says Irene Haas, an energy analyst with Canaccord Adams in Houston. Haas also points out that an additional 1.5 million barrels of daily oil production is slated to kick in this year from countries such as Angola, Azerbaijan...
...level of security measures for Boston and Massachusetts.” Kayyem started her career in the U.S. Justice Department as a trial lawyer, litigating across the country. Before entering law school, she worked as a journalist in South Africa, and has since appeared as an MSNBC news analyst. She has maintained a strong interest in public policy, particularly as it relates to terrorism. She also worked as a legal adviser for former Attorney General Janet Reno. “It sounds pathetic, and I don’t mean to get on the Barack Obama train, but I still...