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...hands of free-market technocrats. "The President wants an open, prosperous, stable Syria that is fully integrated in the global economy," says Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Dardari. But observers of the regime say Assad has been unable--or unwilling--to curb the excesses of the country's security apparatus. Though he has gradually replaced his father's Old Guard, the new faces still run fiefdoms and amass wealth through corruption in exchange for loyalty to Assad...
...opponent’s language.The members also attended several sessions on policy and skills, taught by political operatives and students experienced in campaign work.Bird, the key instructor for the sessions on political tactics, taught a crash course in campaigning. A critic of the Democratic Party’s electoral apparatus, Bird railed against what he called a “consultantocracy” in which political consultants are more concerned with making money than winning races. He also said that one of the largest problems facing Democrats is what he called a lack of qualified campaign managers.The keynote address...
...Likewise, mainland Internet companies have become virtual appendages of the government censorship apparatus, employing their own human monitors to ensure their sites remain free of banned content. China's leading blog host, Bokee, which just received $10 million in foreign investment, employs 10 full-time inspectors to keep an eye on postings and to delete those that might anger Beijing. "You have to know where the pressure lines are," says a monitor at Xici Hutong, a site where Chinese journalists share ideas. He says he removes pornography, which is illegal in China, as well as personal slander and "political things...
...major victory of what the U.S. called the postcombat phase of the war: in early 2004, 188 insurgents were captured, many of whom had been mentioned in the seized documents. Although Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam's former No. 2, narrowly evaded capture, much of his Mosul and Kirkuk apparatus was rolled up. Baathist financial networks were disrupted in several provinces. The CIA, in fact, believes that Saddam's capture permanently crippled the Baathist wing of the insurgency. "A guy like al-Duri is more symbol than substance at this point," a U.S. intelligence official says. "The parade has passed...
...Harvard officials this week for ensuring the University’s financial strength. Her tenure included fiscal hurdles like skyrocketing compensation costs, belt-tightening across the University, and preparations to finance Harvard’s future expansion into Allston, expected to cost billions. Berman oversaw the financial apparatus of a University that booked $2.6 billion in expenses during fiscal year...