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...five-day swing through the Middle East, "but whenever someone tries to tear them apart, [Iraqis] find a way to get back together." Over the weekend, President George W. Bush spent an hour on seven phone calls to Iraqi leaders, expressing condolences, thanking them for their appeals for calm and urging them to continue working to form a new government. In private, U.S. officials sounded guarded. "This is plainly a test for the Iraqi government," says a well-placed national-security official. "What the outcome will be is not entirely clear." A U.S. anti-insurgency official in Baghdad was even...
...ites. For their part, Shi'ite politicians point out that thousands in their community have been killed in Sunni terrorist attacks since the fall of Saddam Hussein. "After every tragedy, every time that the terrorists pour [gasoline] over our emotions, we tell our people to be patient, to remain calm," said Jassim al-Mutairi, a political aide to al-Sadr. "But each time, we worry that the next [terrorist] attack will be the one to light the match...
...chill of emergency rule. Capping a tense week of coup rumors, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo proclaimed a state of national emergency on Friday morning, announcing in a taped message on television that she had crushed an attempt by prominent military officers to overthrow her government. Arroyo appealed for calm, even as security forces were put on "double red alert" at the presidential palace, at army bases and on the streets of Manila. Earlier that morning, the army had detained Brigadier-General Danilo Lim, commander of the military's ?lite Scout Rangers, for allegedly planning to lead soldiers...
...Afghanistan and Iraq? As Klein said, democracy "demands that people take charge of their lives and make informed decisions." I hope Americans make informed decisions in the next elections and hold our public officials accountable for what they say. We need to repair our image as a superpower and calm the global hornet's nest this Administration and congressional leadership have stirred up. Richard Zack New Providence, New Jersey...
...Playboy" auditions in the ornate Horner Room of the Agassiz, Spillane-Hinks and her producers sit behind a long table, calm and serious. That’s not to say they’re all business—they aren’t afraid to laugh with actors, especially those they know...