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SEIF AL-ISLAM AL-GADDAFI, son and heir apparent of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in an interview with TIME, on whether Libya will participate in the U.S.-led war on terrorism...
Whatever the merits of Hamer's work, he is clearly the heir of a millenniums-long search for the wellsprings of spirituality. People have been wrestling with the roots of faith since faith itself was first codified into Scripture. "[God has] set eternity in the hearts of men," says the Book of Ecclesiastes, "yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning...
...made it clear that he was not a supporter of Washington's strategy in Iraq. "The best thing [the U.S. ] could do for the Iraqis and the Americans is to withdraw," Gaddafi told TIME. Gaddafi's second son, Seif al Islam, widely perceived as his father's likely political heir, pledged to stay out of the fight against terrorism, too. "We should not be engaged in the war on terror," he said. "This is a war between the West and al-Qaeda. We are not part of it." Libya is making amends for its own terrorist war, however...
...Some say the King is tired of this political mess and is now eager for one of his favored sons, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, 51, to take the throne. Sihanouk cannot choose his own heir?a task that falls to a nine-member Throne Council, which can choose from dozens of eligible princes. Ranariddh has a seat on the council, but it is still dominated by Hun Sen's allies. Political analyst Chea Vannath says that Sihanouk, by making his favorite clear, may hope to nudge the council to choose Sihamoni as a way to prevent further political battles after...
...BOSS? China's Jiang Zemin, left, made his designated heir, Hu Jintao, party chief in '02 and President in '03. But only last month did he hand over the top military post...