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...terror strikes in Najaf, Karbala, Hilla and other Shiite population centers as far south as Basra. In those areas, however, their threat will be countered by the strong sense among the long-marginalized Shiites of the election as an opportunity to claim the power of the majority, and the edict by their supreme spiritual authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani proclaiming voting a religious duty...
...reinstated the death penalty, which Bremer suspended a year ago. It drew up an amnesty plan that is meant to siphon Iraqi nationals from the foreign insurgents. And the Cabinet promulgated a new public-safety law that gives the government broad--some say undemocratic--anti-insurgency powers. The edict stops short of the martial law Allawi had earlier hinted at, but only just. In designated areas--like Fallujah--the government will be able to restrict movement temporarily, set up checkpoints, declare curfews, prohibit public gatherings, set wiretaps and search without warrants. Suspects can be detained for as long...
...publicly available information. Human-rights advocates said that the case was designed to deter Russians from unsanctioned contacts with foreigners. Changing the Rules HONG KONG In a reinterpretation of Hong Kong 's constitution, China 's highest legislature ruled that it must approve all political reforms in the territory. The edict was criticized by democracy activists, and the British Foreign Office said it appeared to erode the high degree of autonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong when it was handed back to China in 1997. Tiger, Tiger SRI LANKA Thousands of civilians fled their homes as rival factions of the rebel Liberation...
...Stockholm headquarters, is where Van den Bosch, 61, holds forth when she's not scouring flea markets in London or fabric fairs in Paris. She took the top design job at H&M in 1987 and functions more as a soft-spoken den mother--as opposed to an edict-issuing tyrant--to her team of 90 designers (mostly women...
...Although some key Shiite leaders on the IGC have advocated compliance with Sistani's edict demanding elections, the Council majority has now backed the Bremer plan, potentially setting up a confrontation between the U.S. and important elements of the Shiite population. Bremer is hoping that Sistani can be placated on the grounds of the practicalities of organizing elections before next summer. But he's unlikely to be impressed, which could open the way for more militant Shiite groups to use it as a basis to challenge the process on the streets. The last thing Bremer needs is the opening...