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...Asma or driving his family to their weekend retreat in the mountains. Since succeeding his father Hafez as President in 2000, Assad has left the dirty work of running Syria's ruthless intelligence and security organs to two members of his clan--his brother Maher, 37, commander of the Presidential Guard, and his brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, 55, chief of Syrian military intelligence. They haven't always got along. About five years ago, Maher shot Shawkat in the stomach during a family dispute. Assad played the conciliator and eventually brought Shawkat, who is married to Assad's sister, into...
Assad is facing an excruciating dilemma. Calming the furor over the regime's suspected involvement in Hariri's death may ultimately require him to turn over his brother and brother-in-law for questioning, a move that could trigger a revolt by their loyalists. For that reason, many Syrians believe that Assad is unlikely to provide investigators with the level of cooperation they demand. But further evidence of Syrian obstruction could give the West the pretext it needs for sanctions that could cripple the regime. It's no surprise that Assad has kept a low profile since the release...
...same purse," she says. "I like flexibility." Instead she rents from Bag Borrow or Steal (bagborroworsteal.com). Just over a year ago, Lloyd Lapidus co-founded the company, which lets online shoppers borrow designer purses, from Baby Phat to Versace, for a monthly fee. He hatched the idea with brother-in-law Greg Pippo after watching his mother, wife and sister Stacey prospect for handbag loans in one another's closets...
...just one tactic to topple Arroyo. The strategy?according to foes of Arroyo as well as palace insiders?is to first discredit the 58-year-old former economics professor in order to turn popular opinion against her. The Senate is investigating allegations that Arroyo's husband, son and brother-in-law were involved in an illegal gambling racket?allegations that they have denied. And the House of Representatives has started hearings about the tape. There might well be another scandal or two along the way, made public at what Arroyo's enemies deem a vulnerable moment for her. Then...
...waged what he calls a "crusade" against an illegal lottery racket known as jueteng, which is commonly played throughout the Philippines. He's trying to expose politicians who rake off the profits, and he recently unearthed three whistle-blowers who claim that Arroyo's husband, son and brother-in-law are involved. The President's aides maintain that the whistle-blowers have been paid to lie, and that Cruz, while an honorable cleric, has been hoodwinked. Cruz defends his actions: "When church people intervene in the so-called political field, it is because even politics is subject to right...