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Many Iraqis have harsh things to say about their leader too, if you ask them in a rare moment when they feel brave or unguarded enough to confide their true feelings. One unconfirmable tale making the rounds involves a kindergarten student who was asked by his teacher if he had seen Papa Saddam's speech on television the night before. After the boy replied, "No. When he comes on TV, my father always turns it off," the father went missing. Or so the tale goes. Still, some Iraqis seem genuinely worried that without a strongman like Saddam, Iraq could descend...
...border in Pakistan and from toeholds inside Afghanistan, and Taliban remnants are regrouping. Meanwhile, rural Afghans have grown disenchanted with empty promises of increased aid. Living conditions have improved little since the Taliban's collapse, providing fresh recruits for al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan. Until the harsh economic conditions are alleviated and Karzai's vision of a new, democratic Afghanistan is fulfilled, terror will persist. By Michael Ware/Kabul...
...yesterday’s harsh weather conditions, Fitzpatrick’s mobility was even more valuable...
...harsh weather conditions, a mobile quarterback becomes even more valuable...
...most startling thing, however, is encountering ordinary Iraqis. They are doing their best to enjoy themselves during the holy month of Ramadan, despite 12 years of harsh economic sanctions and fears of a coming war with the United States. "It's on our minds every day," smiles Lina Ibrahim, 26, an accountant I met while dining at Al Gouta, a fashionable restaurant by the Tigris river. "But life is good...