Word: fixes
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...perceived disengagement from the plight of the alliance will fester into outright opposition toward any American meddling in Afghan affairs. "We do not need the Americans to help us anymore," says Mohammed Farazi, an operational commander with alliance forces in the Dast-e-Qale region. "They should let us fix our country by ourselves." Aid workers from Kabul told TIME that a sense of disillusionment is growing there too with the way the U.S. has handled the war. "People are stunned to see nothing is happening politically," says one, "as the impact on the people is getting worse." Even...
FIRST, A PLAN Building managers must assess threats, identify vulnerabilities and, above all, coordinate efforts. A trained and motivated staff is just as important as any technological fix...
...hearts and minds around the world, including instant rebuttals of bin Laden on Arab TV, follows a groove worn deep in the relentless political campaigns of New Labour. Britons wonder if "President Blair" is getting so engrossed in global architecture that he'll flub his promise to fix rotten schools and hospitals at home. But the mounting complaints before Sept. 11 about his sanctimony, slickness and control freakery have been smothered in an 88% approval rating for his leadership in the crisis. Both he and Bush have discovered a strange gift of war: the chance to reshape not only...
...institution will be more easily remedied. It would be better, though, if in debating the issue, Harvard administrators and students could show a bit of humility. Let us shift our focus away from the abundant gifts We of the Ivory Tower can bestow upon the unenlightened and instead fix our eyes squarely on the simple question of duty before...
...Community affairs and community relationships are always works in progress,” McCready said. “If one thinks that one can walk into a situation and have the magic fix to it, they’re dead wrong...