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...Pakistani airspace for missile attacks against al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan in 1998. He cracked down on sectarian extremism, and used his influence with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to curb opium production and extradite known terrorists. As a center-right politician, he is much closer to the conservative parties that hold sway over Pakistan's religious leaders. Bhutto, says Zahid Hussain, author of the seminal Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle With Militant Islam, risks alienating the conservative groups by driving them into the embrace of extremists. "The problem with Benazir is that her coming to power will increase polarization...
...veterinary student who has worked in emergency rooms, I can say that the sight of a dog after a fight is horrific. These dogs are missing ears, are covered in excrement and sawdust and are in a state of shock, with a core body temperature that puts them closer to death than to life. Vick deserves everything he gets and more. Anya Gambino, Ithaca...
...sent aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait. But Beijing apparently recognized its mistakes and shifted course. Over the past decade, it has signed ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and pushed a collective free-trade deal with Southeast Asia. Focused together on terrorism, Washington and Beijing have built closer military links. Just as important, nations across Asia have created a web of new economic and diplomatic links, from currency swaps to trade agreements to the new annual East Asian Summit...
...tested a nuclear bomb, earning the country devastating economic sanctions that were not lifted until 2001. He dismissed a Supreme Court chief justice--shades of Musharraf--and a President, and he promoted Islamic law. A senior Bush Administration official says Bhutto's party "has historically been more popular and closer to the moderate center than Nawaz's party...
After a slow start, Crushpad is blooming. In 2004 it produced 200 barrels. This year there will be more than 1,000. And Brill hopes to create more Crushpads to take the winemaking process closer to urban enologists. First up is Tokyo, where Crushpad Japan recently opened, bringing West Coast winemaking to the Far East...