Word: defection
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...intelligence officials are eager to widen. In the border cities of Quetta and Peshawar, Pakistani military intelligence agents are dusting off Afghan war veterans and putting them to work sending out feelers to fellow ex-commanders who are serving the Taliban. Those commanders are being urged to defect in exchange for bribes and the guarantee of a job in the next Afghan government. First indications are promising, according to anti-Taliban sources in both cities. When he asked about arms, one commander from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province was assured that anti-Taliban groups had already started making large purchases. "This...
...defense ministry of the United Front. Only two things give any hint of the place's real purpose: the crackle of radios and the comings and goings of officers--Bismullah Khan, the overall commander for the area, said to be in intense negotiations with Taliban commanders who want to defect, and General Babajan from the front line at the Bagram air base, now a media celebrity thanks to his guided tours for journalists...
...homoerotic aspect is always latent in boarding school life, Colby says. With young adolescent boys in such close quarters, anyone who has hormones at a slightly higher gear or off-kilter is going to have the opportunity to perpetrate these kinds of homoerotic hazing stuff. Its an inherent defect in the system...
...glassware still passes through up to 40 pairs of hands, and master cutter Jim O'Shea still keeps about 400 designs in his head. But today, the chance of a flawed piece of glassware leaving Waterford is less likely than ever: a modern quality-control system flags any defect on computer screens...
...Bush, already under fire for being cozy with special interests, is likely to sign what Congress passes--even if it is McCain's measure, which he opposes. So both sides are playing hardball to win. G.O.P. leaders are threatening to strip Republican Representatives of choice committee assignments if they defect, according to House sources. "That's hogwash," says...