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...While it acknowledges that rounding up traffickers doesn?t necessarily eliminate the flow of narcotics into the U.S., the DEA is hoping to degrade the effectiveness of the traffickers. "They?re hoping that successive waves of arrests drain the talent pool available to the cartels, eliminating their smartest and most innovative operatives and making it easier to take them down," says Shannon. At the same time, the Colombians are also urging the U.S. to curb drug consumption here. "They?re telling Americans that drug money spent here is paying for a lot of violence down there," says Shannon. "And fighting...
...accept Nawaz?s order to retreat. "And despite some sympathy for Islamic fundamentalism among junior officers, the military retains its role as a modernizing force in Pakistan," says Rahman. "They also know that without the financial support of Washington and the IMF, the country would go down the drain." Still, nobody?s going to be comfortable with the idea of a nuclear-armed country changing its government on a general...
Worried that the loss of Lechmere would cause a drain on the number of customers at the mall, Barsamian consulted his contacts at New England Development. According to Barsamian, they told him they had been unaware of the situation. By now, it was too late for Barsamian to change his mind...
...international community lets the East Timorese people down, it will be formally throwing democracy into the garbage can. If respect for democracy goes down the drain, so will a stable political evolution in the region and a promising economic one. Remember, this is happening under the auspices of the international community. Armed intervention is not the only option. Economic sanctions do not kill soldiers and do not require permission from Indonesian officials. Furthermore, I bet no political force in Indonesia is willing to have sanctions imposed. PEDRO HOMEM DE GOUVEIA Lisbon...
...Getting out of Harvard will drain the stress out of anyone. Day and night jaunts to Olmstead's stunning Arnold Arboretum, 265 acres of landscaped beauty with a sweeping view of Boston; a hike through the nine parks of the renowned Emerald Necklace; and a "Waterways Boston Tour" through Jamaica Pond, the Back Bay Fens and downtown secret garden. Perhaps the most notorious, the Freedom Trail leads through Boston's bastions of revolutionary fervor and architectural masterpieces-it's a history lesson in and of itself (Boston Park Rangers, 1010 Mass. Ave.; 635-7383; tours leave from various sites...