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...intelligence officers now. Two hundred people showed up for "Middle East 101" at Christ Community Church in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Books on biological warfare, the Taliban and terrorism are selling out; so is the Koran, and maps of Afghanistan. "Is there an Islam for Dummies?" asks a guest at a dinner party in Des Moines, Iowa. We're spending a lot on defense right now, enlisting sentries and maintaining checkpoints that provide the kind of security we need to go about our business. Smell the tap water before you drink it. Carry extra cash. Plan your escape route...
...intelligence officers now. Two hundred people showed up for "Middle East 101" at Christ Community Church in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Books on biological warfare, the Taliban and terrorism are selling out; so is the Koran, and maps of Afghanistan. "Is there an Islam for Dummies?" asks a guest at a dinner party in Des Moines, Iowa. We're spending a lot on defense right now, enlisting sentries and maintaining checkpoints that provide the kind of security we need to go about our business. Smell the tap water before you drink it. Carry extra cash. Plan your escape route...
...immediate consequences: international praise and strident gatherings outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta. A leading Islamic council promised jihad?though not necessarily violence?if the U.S. invades Afghanistan. And extremist groups, a tiny but vocal fraction of Indonesia's Muslims, conducted "sweeps" through hotels in central Java, checking guest lists for Americans and warning that they will return if war commences. It's hard to attract investment if investors are scared...
...june 15, 2001 when we decided to enter Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass in Pakistan. An hour after crossing the border we came to Jalalabad, where we found a guest house and decided to explore the market. The presence of a Canadian, a 27-year-old Japanese and a 50-year-old clean-shaven Korean soon attracted a large gathering. Within minutes, the Taliban police appeared and began beating the crowd away with whips. We were confined to our room until morning, when we were told to leave town immediately...
...Gustasson died earlier this year, but only after having served as an honorary chairman and guest at a number of charitable functions in the organization that was, in the most roundabout way, named...