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...honorable. The U.S. must accept that it erred in its judgment of Iraq's stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, and it must apologize to the Iraqi people. The U.S. must also compensate Iraq for the war's destruction. Otherwise, America's adventure in Iraq will be a major blow to U.S. prestige. Gulzar Khan Islamabad...
...ruling was a jarring blow to the Crimson, who had led by a goal just 2:20 earlier...
Minnesota won the subsequent draw and plowed straight back inside the Harvard zone, setting up shop for its decisive blow. Again, it was U.S. national team members Darwitz and Wendell—who each tallied four points, Darwitz courtesy of three goals and an assist, Wendell the reverse en route to being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player—who plagued the Crimson defense...
...links to al-Qaeda. The IMU's main aim: to overthrow Karimov. By focusing on the police, the attackers may have been trying to capitalize on growing popular discontent due to high unemployment, declining standards of living and increased repression. The IMU was said to have suffered a huge blow when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001. In fact, an Uzbek who has followed the IMU closely says the group was just "lying low." One of its main founders, Tokhir Yuldashev, found refuge in Pakistan's tribal areas, where he was reportedly injured by Pakistani forces in the recent fighting...
...counterterrorism agencies, the pace is unrelenting, as analysts try to disrupt the terrorists before they can strike here. Those officials are intensely worried that Islamists, emboldened by the Spanish vote, are focusing on how to target the U.S. in the run-up to Election Day to blow up public confidence in the Bush Administration. Officials warn that this summer's Democratic and Republican conventions in Boston and New York City present exactly the kinds of targets al-Qaeda teaches its operatives to choose: the crush of VIPs, chaos, noise and long hours will be a security nightmare...