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...Stalking the rebels in jungle so dense that no light shines through the canopy of foliage, along jagged ridges often shrouded in fog, is like fighting in a dark closet with sunglasses on. The enemy are masters of the hit-and-run ambush, and might be lurking behind every curtain of vines, every thicket or frond...
Ashanti Decker’s common room is a model of modern comfort, with seating for twenty, plush, fluffy pillows, a coffee table cluttered with candles and ashtrays, and a silvery blue curtain adorning her window. “Sorry it’s such a mess,” she says, explaining that she spent the previous night (Monday) clubbing and was still a little out of it. At first glance, Decker appears the modest girl from Phoenix, Arizona, well on her way to a career in I-banking. But she’s sweet, ambitious and a whole...
Technical errors compound the problems presented by the faint voices and disorganized dances. The speakers, used principally for sound effects, don’t always work when they should and sometimes work when they shouldn’t. And, on opening night, a late opening of the curtain created an awkward moment...
...challenging the legitimacy of the military tribunal. Eight justices came back from their summer recess to hear it. The ninth, Frank Murphy, sat out because he was participating in military training exercises with the Army - but was so interested in the proceedings that he listened anyway, hiding behind a curtain at the Court. The justices announced their decision - unanimously against the defendants - at the end of oral argument, though they didn't issue a written opinion until months later, after six of the eight defendants had been executed...
...fall of Mazar-i-Sharif would be a body blow to the Taliban, although not a mortal one. The battle there turns out to have been a curtain-raiser for a showdown at Kabul. Still, winter's snows have not yet frozen the battlefields, and the Taliban has lost a city whose capture once confirmed its authority over almost all of Afghanistan. Even if the Alliance is unable to press their momentum at Kabul, the fall of Mazar is a signal that even if the Taliban manage to hold out for many more months, their best years are behind them...