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...very existence. It's an efficient thriller, with scare weapons ranging from the primitive (a pitchfork) to the apocalyptic (an A bomb). The acting is only horror-film-functional, and you might wish that our trio of renegades knew a few basic laws of the genre - don't go anywhere alone, and please leave your vehicle before it's sent into the killer car wash - but you have to give Eisner points for knowing where all the bodies are buried, and how to unearth them suddenly for maximum effect. (Read an interview with The Crazies director Breck Eisner...
...build and take increasing responsibility for their country, rather than depending solely on Western forces to thump the Taliban. Marjah is the first real test of that plan, and the Administration is determined to keep everyone's expectations to the bare minimum. That is wise, as much could still go wrong. The Taliban could return to areas from which it has been ousted; the Afghan army could turn out to be too slim a reed on which to hang the Administration's ambitions. And so, in contrast to the Bush Administration, which was often accused of overstating small successes...
Islamabad's long-standing nightmare remains: that when the Americans go, its neighbors - especially India, Pakistan's hated rival - will be influential in Kabul. The Taliban and the Haqqanis are insurance against such an eventuality. Baradar's detention has not yet changed Pakistan's assessment of how its own interests may best be defended. Remember, too, that no matter how well Operation Moshtarak seems to be going, many Taliban commanders think they are winning. Whatever happens in Marjah, they can point to a widening influence across Afghanistan. They also have been heartened by last week's announcement that...
...cozy mittens. Sherman says the company has sold about 3.5 million pairs since their October 2009 debut; thanks to the Olympics, 1.5 million have cleared the shelves since Feb. 1. But get this: Hudson's Bay does not make a dime off the phenomenon. Net proceeds from mitten sales go right to the Canadian Olympic Committee to fund athletes' programs. To date, Sherman says the mittens have generated $12 million in net proceeds. Does he regret not negotiating a cut? "Not at all," he says. "We entered into this to do the right thing." What's more, Sherman notes that...
...arrests are being seen as a critical test of how far the government can go in reining in the military's power - a goal of Erdogan's party for years. After it came into power, for instance, the party started using European Union-inspired reforms to pave the way for civilian courts to try military staff. The government has also backed a two-year court investigation into allegations that a bizarre alliance of military men, mafia bosses and secularists sought to create social upheaval by plotting to plant bombs and stage assassinations - all as a pretext for military intervention. Monday...