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...Yudhoyono's supporters insist the President-elect can be firm when necessary, citing the government's swift arrest and prosecution of the Bali-bombing gang, which happened on Yudhoyono's watch as security czar. "He is persuasive, not authoritative," says Sudi Silalahi, a retired three-star general and one of Yudhoyono's key advisers. Silalahi points to the success Yudhoyono had in stopping religious fighting in areas such as Poso and Maluku through lengthy negotiations and peace agreements. "He can use both methods," concurs adviser Rachmat, who is widely tipped for a senior Cabinet position. "If the road is straight...
...political and economic infrastructure, with the Ottoman empire that with the antiquated structures of Byzantium or, for that matter, of Pera. The only logical definition Adomanis can have in mind for “Western kinship,” then, is religion. If he will insist on defining all historical battles as binary showdowns between Christianity and Islam, he should at least be forthright about...
Officials from the U.S. military and the interim Iraqi government are playing down the significance of the intelligence estimate. "It says what we've been saying for months," a Pentagon civilian says. "There's a 1-in-3 chance of civil war." Officials insist that a sufficient portion of Iraq will be pacified in order to hold elections as scheduled in January 2005. But the insurgents have shown an impressive ability to regenerate. Jeffrey White, a former senior analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency, says there could be "as many as 100,000 insurgents," including those who provide food, clothing...
...however, after obtaining the opinion of numerous experts, it appears that the memos were most likely written on a typeface not available on the antiquated typewriters of the 1970s—suggesting scandal. Yet, according to an Associated Press article, “[t]he news division continued to insist that the general thrust of the documents was accurate: that a commander felt Mr. Bush had been shirking his duties and receiving preferential treatment because of his connections.” Now there’s a surprise...
While Rutgers and other schools insist that students seeking a spot in their recovery housing be substance free for at least a few months before starting the program, Case has no sobriety minimum. Indeed, a Recovery House resident admits that he had his last drink as recently as Aug. 1. The only requirements Case imposes are that students be serious about kicking their habit and agree to attend regular support-group meetings. Andy, 20, a former fraternity president, is thrilled to be free of the "distractions" that led him to fail most of his classes last semester. "When...