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...also rejected the British-led effort to forgive much of the developing world's debt. Even Iraq could come back to haunt the relationship. Europe's reaction to what Bush characterized as "a stunning success" at the polls was so nuanced that it seemed to demand a compound noun all its own. If schadenfreude is pleasure at the discomfort of others, then what is discomfort at the pleasure of others? Freudenschmerz? Maleuphorie? Many Europeans seemed to acknowledge the success of the vote only grudgingly - perhaps because the media had prepared them only for the worst. Roland Schatz, head of Medien...
...names and locations of six suspected cell members. Among them are two brothers thought to be central players in nationalist attacks on U.S. soldiers. Also on the list is the leader of their Islamic Army outfit, a man known as Abu Ayesha. The brothers are found in their family compound in a nearby village. Abu Ayesha is a different story. One of the homes near House 69 is said to be his. But although spotters have been positioned to catch anyone running from the battalion's advance, Abu Ayesha is not to be found. "Everybody gave us a different story...
...According to Baluchistan police inspector general Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob, the doctor was awoken in the middle of the night at her residence in the Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (PPL) compound to find a gun at her head. When she cried for help, says Yaqoob, she was punched in the face. The doctor reported the attack to company managers who, according to Yaqoob, refused to allow her to file a police case. (Three senior PPL officials were arrested and charged on Friday with obstructing justice.) Workers at PPL reported the incident to Akbar Khan Bugti, the Nawab (or ruler) of the powerful...
...accelerated as he passed me," recalls the bus driver. Just as Aziz was about to cross the street, and the garbage collector was stepping back to his vehicle, the truck reached the earth-filled blast barriers around the barracks and embassy. According to an Iraqi guard at a nearby compound, the driver jumped from the cab of the truck, slipped into a waiting car and sped off. But most witnesses say he drove headlong into the defenses. When the truck hit, it exploded...
...likelihood of low Sunni participation - and the resulting reluctance of many Sunnis to accept the outcome - could compound Sunni alienation from the post-Saddam order. Indeed, a discreet State Department poll recently found only 12 percent of Sunnis believe the poll will be legitimate or fair. Aware of the danger of escalating a sectarian civil war, leaders of the Shiite alliance have identified reaching out to the Sunnis as a top priority after the election. A Sistani aide told an Arab newspaper last weekend that the Grand Ayatollah believed "the representation of our Sunni brethren in a new government would...