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...RAHMAN GEELANI, 40, and SHAUKAT HUSSAIN GURU, 35, three Kashmiri Muslims; to death under India's tough new Prevention of Terrorism Act, for helping to plot the December 2001 suicide attack on the Indian Parliament; in New Delhi. India accused Pakistan of being behind the attack, in which a five-man suicide squad killed nine people before being gunned down, nearly pushing the two countries to war. Indian human-rights activists have criticized the conviction, saying that the evidence, mainly phone transcripts, was not strong enough...
...Bangladesh, it is true, is no Afghanistan, or even Pakistan. For centuries, Bengalis have been united by a culture of tolerance that defies the familiar South Asian divide between Hindu and Muslim. After Sept. 11, the CIA did set up a new five-man base in Dhaka, but merely as part of a global policy of establishing a presence in all Muslim countries. The American intelligence community's view is summed up by one U.S. source who told TIME that Bangladesh is "not a real hot account." But Bangladesh also has its fundamentalists. And its southern coastal hills and northern...
...next morning, our first day of sailing, dawned brilliant and warm. As the sun rose higher, a stiff breeze rolled over the hills of Selayar, and the crew prepared to cast off. The passengers watched rapt as the five-man crew pulled lines taut and the two green and white striped sails caught the wind and filled with a snap. Some guests pitched in to help, others baited hooks and fished off the stern. A few hours later we arrived at a pristine beach surrounded by coral heads at the southern tip of the island. Divers readied their gear...
...Crimson began its season strong, with identical 27-0 blowouts over Brown and Cornell. The team sent three entries to the USSRA Five-Man Championships in December. The Crimson’s top squad made a decent showing, finishing fifth in the tournament...
This championship marks the second victory on the national front for the Harvard pair. Two years ago, the Crimson won the USSRA Five-Man Championship...