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...enough. Again last Friday, European leaders reaffirmed their "staunchest support" for the U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and promised to redouble their efforts across the board to "combat terrorism in every form, throughout the world." Earlier in the week, with the American bombing campaign against the Taliban in full flourish, it looked as if such wholehearted support might be hard to pin down even in words...
...dangers for Musharraf in the events set off by Sept. 11 are everywhere to see, yet there are opportunities too. He has an unprecedented opening before him to remake a failing state into one where extremism might no longer flourish. And he seems determined to take it. For the first time in his short reign, he is directly confronting the religious radicals who shape so much of the country's domestic and foreign policy to a radical agenda. "This is a battle for the heart and soul of Pakistan," says Chris Smith, senior research fellow at King's College London...
...dangers for Musharraf in the events set off by Sept. 11 are everywhere to see, yet there are opportunities too. He has an unprecedented opening before him to remake a failing state into one where extremism might no longer flourish. And he seems determined to take it. For the first time in his short reign, he is directly confronting the religious radicals who shape so much of the country's domestic and foreign policy to a radical agenda. "This is a battle for the heart and soul of Pakistan," says Chris Smith, senior research fellow at King's College London...
...with the end to structural anti-Semitism in the 1960s, Freedman says Jews began to flourish in top levels of academia and were well-placed to move into top positions a couple of decades later...
While the House system sought to provide decentralized centers of student life, most of them do not have adequate space to allow for such a spirit to flourish. A junior common room decorated with portraits of long-deceased benefactors and antique furniture is not always the most inviting space for students to congregate in an informal setting. And, although they help students within the Houses interact, they do not allow students from across the campus to come together...