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...perverse logic of this conflict and it shows that a solution is needed," says Pernando Barrena, a Batasuna spokesman. Alberto Surio, political commentator at San Sebastián's daily El Diario Vasco, says the attacks show that the terrorists "want to negotiate from a position of strength, to establish their own conditions." But bombs, alas, won't lead to negotiations; that would really be perverse logic...
...houses the Aoste brand - worth around 40% of the firm's revenues. Investors liked the slimmed-down look; shares climbed 4% on the news. Where does that leave rival Unilever? The Anglo-Dutch titan last week announced a 36% slide in pretax profits for 2004. "They need to re-establish a little bit of momentum" before trimming fat, says Andrew Wood of U.S. investment-research firm Sanford C. Bernstein. But don't expect major weight gain. Unilever first needs "to sort its own problems out," he says. Either way, their bankers' coffers will likely swell. - By Adam Smith...
...begun to consider alternative methods for registering student groups to establish a clearer distinction between recognition and approval...
...offer muddled theological explanations in the national media, attracting the usual scorn from unbelievers. But atheists too can offer nothing better than feeble claims of nature's inherent cruelty. Modern deism advocates an agent or agents of intelligent design whose nature, preferences and intentions we have yet to establish. An increasing number of intellectuals are embracing that concept. Eugene D. Bell-Gam Wembley, England Rapid Reaction Required After 9/11, the U.S. government was criticized for not anticipating the lengths terrorists would go to in their efforts to hurt us [Jan. 10]. Since then, the Bush Administration seems unable to appreciate...
...began meeting with representatives from an assortment of outlaw regimes. A former Energy Minister in Islamabad says Iranian officials approached Pakistan's army chief in 1991, offering "around $8 billion" for access to Khan's technology. The offer was rebuffed but, IAEA officials say, three years later Khan did establish contact with the Iranians. A key member of the network has told investigators that Iran bought centrifuges from Khan. The IAEA reports that the Khan network also provided Iran with blueprints to manufacture more P-1 and P-2 centrifuges. The Iranians say they wanted the centrifuges for civilian purposes...