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...ballots, which are more trouble to fill out than Palm Beach butterflies. On Wednesday, Giuliani summoned the three leading mayoral candidates to his makeshift office at the emergency operations center at Pier 92. There, surrounded by talismans--a picture of Churchill walking through London during the Blitz, a dust-caked mask from his near death experience in the shadow of the crumbling Twin Towers, and a large Tupperware container of Wheaties--Giuliani shook the candidates down: either agree to give him three extra months in office, he said, or he'd run against them, and win. Well, one thing...
...same latitude as Phoenix, Ariz., though Kabul's elevation makes it colder, clearer and more exhausting to visit. At night this time of year, temperatures can fall into the 30s. During the day, the clear skies make a perfect canvas on which to watch for the telltale wisps of dust that follow moving soldiers or helicopters or armor. Just as the badlands of the American West were ideal places for the outlaws who haunted the imagination of 19th century America, so the rugged country of Afghanistan is perfect, as if made for the outlaw who haunts the start...
...strike against al-Qaeda, his terror network. Inserted deep into the mountainous terrain, the teams have been working various parts of the country, usually at night. A handful of pilotless drone airplanes backs them up, working the skies over the country, looking for hints--a small convoy kicking up dust, for example--of bin Laden or his allies. And though most of the fighters the U.S. is seeking may now be well out of sight of the drones or commandos, military planners tell TIME they hope to change that by applying some pressure: launching disruptive tactical air strikes...
...suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden; surely it would soon be a target of whatever retribution the Americans were planning. "It's suicide to stay here," a neighbor shouted to her as she hurried inside to pack. "Look, even the Taliban are running." A Land Cruiser roared past, kicking up dust, heading for Pakistan. That same night, Barasna, in her early 30s, donned her head-to-toe burqa, or veil, padlocked her house and headed out into the night with her husband, five children and whatever provisions they could carry...
...ballots, which are more trouble to fill out than Palm Beach butterflies. On Wednesday, Giuliani summoned the three leading mayoral candidates to his makeshift office at the emergency operations center at Pier 92. There, surrounded by talismans - a picture of Churchill walking through London during the Blitz, a dust-caked mask from his near death experience in the shadow of the crumbling Twin Towers, and a large Tupperware container of Wheaties - Giuliani shook the candidates down: either agree to give him three extra months in office, he said, or he'd run against them, and win. Well, one thing...