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...test of Israeli and U.S. intentions to deliver on the road map to peace. Among the top four political leaders of Hamas, he was never a gunman himself. But the U.S.-educated engineer and university professor had emerged as the organization's most visible spokesman, thanks to his excellent command of English, his understanding of the Western mind and, on the hard scale of Hamas, his softer tone. Israelis dismissed his mild pragmatism as nothing but smart p.r. Yet it was Abu Shanab who often hinted at how Hamas might accept something less than its maximal demands. As he explained...
...think so - they're having no difficulty staying out of postwar Iraq as long as the U.S. remains the top authority there. Last week a top State Department official suggested that Washington might consider a United Nations-sponsored multinational force as long as it was led by an American commander. That trial balloon was proof that an overburdened U.S. hasn't entirely given up on luring old Europe aboard. And success isn't out of the question: a TIME/CNN poll last week found that 62% of French citizens surveyed would support their troops being sent to Iraq; 44% of Germans...
...after the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued stinging criticism of NASA, insisting that without sweeping reforms at the space agency, "the scene is set for another accident." The report slammed the agency's informal chain of command and its courting of greater risk in order to meet scheduling targets. NASA promised to comply fully with the findings. Grim Reckoning PERU The government-appointed Truth and Reconciliation Commission claimed at least 69,000 people died or disappeared during two decades of rebel and state-sponsored violence, almost twice...
...officials insist that no further American troops are required in Iraq, but that's simply because they believe the mission will be best served by drawing the necessary reinforcements from abroad, particularly from Muslim nations such as Turkey and Pakistan. U.S. commanders have made clear that even if the U.S. manages to attract the desired 40,000 or 50,000 international troops, that won't necessarily mean a draw-down of U.S. force levels in Iraq. Until now, Washington's request for help from the more robust, self-sufficient and experienced armies of India, Pakistan, Turkey, France, Russia and Germany...
...industries that barely existed in India three years ago: retail chains, fast-food restaurants, mobile-phone companies and especially call centers, data-processing firms and other businesses that do "back office" work for U.S. companies. KSA Technopak, a management-consulting firm in New Delhi, estimates that these young adults command $10.5 billion in cash to burn. The spending of these college grads is rising about 12% a year?more than twice the pace of the economy's growth...