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...European Commission chief Romano Prodi argues that the use of military force as a prime weapon in the fight against terrorism is not working: "Terrorism is now more powerful than ever before," he says. And most European leaders believe the al-Qaeda phenomenon will not be defeated until the anti-U.S. grievances in the Arab world on which it feeds have been addressed...
...1980s anti-Soviet mujahedin got Stinger missiles and Chinese-made AK-47s, later used by the anti-U.S. Taliban...
...Aristide's loyal Cannibal Army - is hardly the first foreign military force to get its hands on a stockpile of U.S. weapons. Here are some conflicts of the past few years that the U.S. has unwittingly armed. Afghanistan In the 1980s anti-Soviet mujahedin got Stinger missiles and Chinese-made AK-47s, later used by the anti-U.S. Taliban turkey Turks got 100 Black Hawk and Cobra helicopters from the U.S. before Gulf War I, and used them against the Kurds Colombia M-16s that the U.S. gave to the Colombian army in the 1990s to combat drug trafficking...
...fancy uniforms. For starters, May 14 would be a prime day to take advantage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Hague Convention by declaring America’s intention to sign and ratify the pact at last. Becoming a global leader in social responsibility will go farther to ending anti-U.S. sentiment and terrorism than bullying and warmongering ever will...
...reported on the assassination attempts on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf [Jan. 12]. Today the ranks of Pakistan's army are brimming with selfstyled Islamist officers who maintain strong connections with the mullahs. Despite the rhetoric of moderation, Musharraf continues to seek support from anti-U.S. Islamic parties. The threat from within the ranks of Pakistan's armed forces is as strong as the external threat from Islamic hard-liners. If Musharraf falls, there is no guarantee that a moderate general would take over. MUHAMMAD A. KHAN Lahore, Pakistan...