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...Huge swaths of southern and eastern Afghanistan are still controlled by militants sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Omar is believed to have taken shelter in the mountains near Kandahar; in May he purportedly gave an interview to a London-based Arab newspaper in which he vowed to defeat the U.S. and claimed bin Laden is alive. The CIA believes bin Laden fled Afghanistan and is holed up in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan, a rugged, desolate region that's nearly impossible to monitor. "It's literally the Wild West," says a high-ranking intelligence official. But some...
...martyrdom has a special appeal. The more they cast their cause as a fight against the Great Satan, the more they reinforce the belief in some U.S. quarters that the war on terror is not one that can ever end with a treaty or communique, only total victory or defeat. Extremists on each side look to contemporary events as validation of their sacred texts; each uses the others to define its view of the divine scheme...
...Christ). Their vision grimly upended the previous wisdom. Far from getting ever better, things on earth would progressively worsen, until the Antichrist, also known as the Beast, arose. A seven-year, hell-like Tribulation would begin, survived by only a small human remnant. Not until then would Christ return, defeat the Antichrist and commence his Millennium. Much of Darby's scriptural synthesis had been suggested piecemeal by earlier thinkers...
This, Then, is the defining memory of World Cup 2002: a triangular haircut, a toothy grin and a young man dancing in delight. For Brazilian striker Ronaldo?who scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 defeat of Germany in Sunday's World Cup climax?it was about more than a quick-thinking 67th minute finish and a beautiful 79th minute shot. Yes, those two goals clinched him the Golden Boot award as the World Cup's top scorer, and drove Brazil to victory. But they also marked his triumphal return to the highest echelons of the sport after years...
...were the astonishing early eliminations?favorites Argentina and reigning champions France headed home after the first round. There were the shock victories, like Senegal's 1-0 win over the French in an opening match that set the tourney's roller-coaster tone, and the U.S.'s 3-2 defeat of Portugal that helped the Americans advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1930. And there were the Cinderella marches of host countries Japan and Korea, both of whom went further than anyone imagined. Maybe all these surprises seduced us briefly into believing in football's parallel universe...