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Publishers, and especially photographers, had a lot to work with. Fawcett's thin, animated lips and row upon row of immaculate Chiclet teeth conspired into a sunny, uncomplicated smile. Her body was athletic, her arms honey-glazed. And that wild mane of hair gave rise to the rumor that a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farrah Fawcett: The Golden Girl Who Didn't Fade | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

Reports this week reminded the world of a fitting - if slightly bewildering - relationship: a decrepit and slow North Korean cargo ship, reportedly laden with arms, is on its way to Burma, a country ruled by a similarly obstinate and oppressive military junta. A watchful U.S. missile destroyer is following, close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Burma May Be North Korea's Best Friend | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

From most accounts, the Kang Nam 1 is a rusty old freighter, inching along at a paltry 10 knots an hour. By Thursday, it was believed to be chugging through Chinese or Taiwanese waters, having left the North Korean port of Nampo a week ago, and headed, according to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Burma May Be North Korea's Best Friend | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

What it does export is invariably shrouded in mystery. Pyongyang exists frozen outside the global economy and raises funds through a host of backdoor activities, including the manufacture of counterfeit money and dissemination of its military secrets and technological capabilities to a whole network of dubious customers. As a consequence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Burma May Be North Korea's Best Friend | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

To head off the prospect of Swat falling to Taliban fighters loyal to Maulana Fazlullah, Muhammad's son-in-law, the government tasked Muhammad with urging his former disciple to lay down arms in exchange for the government's implementation of Islamic law in the area. It soon emerged, however...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Slaying Reveals a Flawed Strategy | 6/25/2009 | See Source »

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