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While the true strategic import of the Marjah offensive may take months to determine, Baradar's capture is hugely and immediately significant. Baradar, an Afghan, was the head of the Taliban's military council and the mastermind of the insurgents' bloody and relentless campaign against NATO and Afghan forces. A trusted friend of Omar's, Baradar may well know where the Taliban's spiritual leader is hiding. Pakistani intelligence and the CIA kept Baradar's capture secret for a week, giving interrogators a chance to investigate the network of contacts in his possession before the Taliban realized he had been...
...down to the dining hall in the a.m. We hear that this same group of Currierites is currently in the process of having special Currier bathrobes made: here’s a promotional video from the organizers with singing, dancing, and a PBS-like series of commentaries on the import and meaning of the “bathrobe...
...reason is that there is surprisingly little interaction between domestic and import customers. Import buyers tend to be younger, more affluent and better educated than their domestic counterparts, and shop at different dealerships. They shop for quality and value. Despite Ford's recent rise, its image hasn't yet caught up with its performance...
...analysis by Edmunds.com, an online car-shopping service, reaches a similar conclusion. When looking at the most likely alternatives to Toyota's Camry, Corolla and RAV4 - the automaker's three most popular models - Edmunds comes up with six import competitors and just three domestic ones: two Chevies and a Ford. (See the most important cars of all time...
...Australia may have to do without Kiwi Cuvée, but another French wine with a New World name is being quaffed there with zeal: Arrogant Frog, made by Mas at his estate, Domaine Paul Mas. It has become Australia's biggest French import, with 1 million bottles sold annually. Proof, perhaps, that sometimes it pays to have a bad reputation...