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...armed forces' leaders contend it is not incompetent or corrupt despite charges that begin with ineptitude and run all the way to collusion. "The Abu Sayyaf has been lucky, but sooner or later their luck will run out," says Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes, a retired general. But why hasn't the military already brought this ragtag band to heel? Brutal terrain and a lack of equipment are the most cited explanations - the first soldiers on the scene in Lamitan didn't have radios. This is not a wealthy nation, of course, but one retired general in Manila points to corrosive...
Cherifi's lawyer, Fouad Deffous, says his client admits the possession of counterfeit passports and materials to produce fraudulent credit cards. Deffous argues, though, that any theft, fraud or procurement and distribution of forged passports were a means of generating personal income and not of assisting terrorists. Prosecutors contend they have convincing evidence to the contrary. First, they note, fake passports containing spelling and grammatical errors identical to those belonging to Cherifi were discovered in a December 2000 raid of an al-Qaeda cell in Frankfurt. And telephone numbers for members of that group, who were alleged to have been...
...We’re going to definitely contend to win Heps,” Fuller said. “This week helped get us ready for that meet...
...their part, Harvard officials contend that the tunnel holds benefits not only for the Faculty and students, who will be able to move between the buildings without ever stepping outside, but also for those who live nearby. Traffic will flow more freely without students and Faculty trekking across the street, they argue...
Against Yale on Saturday, Harvard struggled to contend with the Elis’ zone press, but shot better in the second half to pull out a 61-57 win. Harvard sophomore Hana Peltjo recorded another double-double, while strong performances were turned in by Monti and junior forward Kate Ides, who started in Cserny’s place...