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...world does not exist. At least not the world that radio and record stores would have you believe exists, where American music resides in one aisle and the music of the rest of the globe in another. Worlds collide, melodies mix, beats blend. Nigerian star Fela Kuti met with the Black Panthers before popularizing his radical Afro-beat music in the '60s; rocker Shakira was born in Colombia, but is launching a run at stardom from Miami in 2001. What follows is a look at Border Crossings--key moments when cultures combined to make fresh new music, from Bob Marley...
Aterciopelados COLOMBIA Singer Andrea Echeverri and guitarist/producer Hector Buitrago blend alt-rock, electronica and Colombian folk. Key albums: Gozo Poderoso, Caribe Atomico...
...kills an intended target, they've been helped not only by electronic tracking technology, but by agents on the ground who help identify the target. Of course Israel has a certain advantage here, in that it can utilize Jews born in the Arab world who are able to blend in to Arab communities. But the Israelis are as likely to rely on Palestinian car thieves or drug dealers, or even members of radical organizations who have been "turned" through blackmail or other measures. Counter-terrorism is by nature "dirty" warfare, and a government that forbids assassinations and instructs its intelligence...
...prove excruciatingly difficult for U.S. operatives to directly penetrate Bin Laden's networks. His cells are often formed on the basis of family or kinship ties, and may even require a new recruit to kill in order to prove himself. The operatives, who would have to blend in ethnically, would have to forego their American lives for many years, years spent in the exceedingly harsh conditions of Bin Laden's mountain camps...
...forewarned of Bin Laden's plans and movements. That's not going to be easy. There are distinct limits on the ability of U.S. agents to directly infiltrate Bin Laden's networks, which are often based on family and other kinship ties. Such operations would require agents able to blend in ethnically and spend years away from their American lives in the extremely harsh conditions of Bin Laden's mountain camps. Plainly, the U.S. needs the active support of allied security services closer to the action. And the need to maintain such alliances also affects the range of options...