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...Americans in both countries are between two fires: if they continue they bleed to death and if they withdraw they lose everything." AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI, Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, in a videotaped broadcast on al-Jazeera, predicting defeat for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan...
...like to fight a war. Mary S. Jespersen Bogense, Denmark For Plain Speaking Joe Klein's column on John Kerry's reluctance to make statements that are controversial or negative, heeding the advice of his political consultants, was right on target [Aug. 30]. Kerry is headed for defeat because he seems to be no more than a politician who test-markets his every utterance, whereas President Bush, love him or hate him, comes across as a man who means what he says and doesn't stick his finger in the air checking to see which way the wind is blowing...
...country last week, said he expected most of the remaining 50 expatriate aid workers he'd been overseeing in Iraq to leave quickly. Pietro Del Sette of Rodino's group, Movimondo, said there was little choice. "We don't want martyrs. But for us, this is definitely a defeat." - By Jeff Israely The Milburn Return BRITAIN Prime Minister Tony Blair brought key ally and ex-minister Alan Milburn back into his Cabinet. Milburn, who quit as Health Minister 14 months ago to spend more time with his family, will be responsible for strategy in elections expected next year - a role...
...reinforcing his faith in action, strength and constancy. That has been a pattern, especially when it comes to events that affect him deeply. Far from lacking a learning curve, Bush may have an overlearning curve. You have only to look at what he drew from his father's defeat to see the tendency. If George H.W. Bush got in trouble for raising taxes, W. would cut them no matter what. Far from ignoring the party base, he has courted it to the point that polls show he's having a hard time winning over swing voters. He didn't hire...
...taekwondo. And on the tennis courts, Chile swept all comers to take both men's titles. First, Nicolas Mass? and Fernando Gonz?lez won the doubles, sparking nationwide rejoicing back home. A day later, Mass?, who had lost all of his hardcourt matches this season before Athens, returned to defeat American Mardy Fish for the singles gold in an epic four-hour, five-set match. "To be here is enough," an emotional Mass? said afterwards. "To win gold ... to win two golds ..." Chilean President Ricardo Lagos was not lost for words. "All of Chile is celebrating this triumph," he said. "When...