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...Sadly, in your report on Saddam's capture, there was not a word of compassion for the civilian victims of the war. Don't we realize that for decades to come, devastated Iraqis?maimed, orphaned, destroyed?will live in pain because of a fate they did not choose? We were so pleased to arrest the monster Saddam that we seem to have ignored the high human cost of the West's longtime support of his regime. Ousmane Ciss Kingersheim, France...
...steep drop in crime before he moved to New York City, where, as police commissioner from 1994 to 1996, he presided over a 50% drop in homicides. But his techniques--putting more cops on the street, making individual officers more accountable for offenses in their neighborhoods and shortening the civilian-complaint process--have been controversial. The U.S. as a whole experienced steep drops in crime in the '90s. But even as cities across the nation hired more cops and jailed more young men, many academics disputed the idea that strong policing was the key to controlling crime. "It is still...
...managed" in order to make the transition look fluid and orderly. Crucial, they say, will be "setting expectations" for everything from stabilizing the electric grid to securing the annual hajj pilgrimage and opening the nation's airports. It will all build to a climactic moment--the departure of U.S. civilian chief Paul Bremer. Administration officials want to avoid at all costs a chaotic scene that would remind Americans of that notorious helicopter getaway from the embassy compound in Saigon in 1975. Says a top official of Bremer's departure: "You're going to see that handled very, very carefully...
...chairman Mohammad Mian Soomro, an influential member of Musharraf's party, until an election is held. But given its dominant role in Pakistani politics, the military could well seize power. That might keep Pakistan's nuclear weapons safe. The program has always been controlled by the generals, even during civilian governments. A bigger worry for the U.S. war on terrorism is that a successor to Musharraf might logically conclude that taking on Islamic radicals is too hazardous to one's health. --With reporting by Douglas Waller/Washington
...prescribes that he be succeeded by Senate chairman Mohammad Mian Soomro until an election is held. But given its dominant role in Pakistani politics, the military could well seize power. That might keep Pakistan's nuclear weapons safe; the program has always been controlled by the generals, even during civilian governments. Bush told reporters on New Year's Day he believed Pakistan's nuclear arsenal was secure. "Obviously, terrorists are after [Musharraf], and he sounded very confident that his security forces would be able to deal with the threat," Bush said after a telephone conversation with Musharraf. If that confidence...