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...European nations have no troops in Afghanistan. The U.K. has 7,800 there, Germany will soon have 3,500. All of the remaining alliance members have dispatched at least some troops or resources to aid in the effort. But under a system of national exceptions known as caveats, most have also stipulated that their troops not be sent to difficult areas, including the south. Within NATO, only the U.S., U.K., Canada, the Netherlands and Denmark now have significant numbers of troops in the region. Because of caveats, Germans are not allowed to fight at night and Turks can't fire...
...Islamist insurgents, calling for a review of the country's role in the U.S.-led war on terror, and saying that Musharraf's methods have only made things worse. The Urdu daily newspaper Islam echoed their statements, observing in an editorial on Monday that the "Pakistani nation got nothing except suicide attacks and destruction everywhere in the country from the military operation in tribal areas," and called for a new policy more compliant with ground realities...
...already heard a thousand times, with the boom earlier this decade in subprime mortgages, unconventional home loans sold to people with dodgy credit or with incomes that just weren't big enough to buy the house they wanted. In what you might call a virtuous circle--except that far more greed than virtue was at work--lower lending standards helped fuel an unprecedented rise in house prices, and those rising prices meant borrowers could refinance their way out of any trouble they had making payments...
...Local residents say there was widespread approval for English Heritage's plan, except for a small but vocal group of residents who lived near the projected visitors center. "Most people supported it; something needs to be done," says Mark Griffen, who runs The Bell pub in Amesbury. English Heritage is still trying. The group expects to disclose four new possible options within a few weeks. How much, if any, future opposition it encounters will likely depend on where it next wants to locate the center. As for the roads, any new plan will probably include closing the A344. But little...
...Iraq's future I think there is no option for Iraq except to continue the political process. This is number one. In parallel with that, the government has to take serious steps to first reform the cabinet because we know many of the ministries of the cabinet are not there and there are empty posts. This is important if you want an optimistic future for Iraq. In order for the withdrawal of American and multinational forces to happen, we have to have a very accelerated plan...