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...allies have long believed that Omar and bin Laden would choose to go down in a blaze of martyrdom. But with the storm gathering around them, both men appeared intent on survival. Perhaps their only way out was a dangerous route through the snowy passes of the White Mountains and into one of the border towns of Pakistan. Once there, they could receive refuge from sympathetic Pashtun tribesmen and be absorbed into the anonymous urban surroundings...
...extreme circumstances. He describes himself as "a politician, not a fighter." Educated partly in India, he speaks English fluently, as well as six other languages. Over his Afghan tunic he often wears a double-breasted blazer. But his quiet, reassuring manner masks the determination of a man single-mindedly intent on ousting the Taliban. After two sessions with the Taliban commanders last week, he secured the surrender of Kandahar, a city Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar once promised his fighters would defend to the death...
Another reason for the enrollment surge is that Palestinians now view their struggle less as a liberation conflict and more as war against an implacable enemy intent on their destruction (just as most Israelis are now convinced the Palestinians want to wipe them off the map). "The starting point is not religion," says a cleric. "It is a state of desperation at facing Ariel Sharon and his army...
...then there would be no one in the future to conduct diplomatic talks with. By no longer seeing Arafat as a partner, the government has effectively removed the political restraints it placed on its own military actions. The declaration also sent a clear message to Peres that, for all intent and purposes, this government views Oslo as dead and gone." And the Post hoped the international community would get that message...
...then there?s the issue of usability. Considering that we seem to be dealing with terrorists who are intent on using non-traditional weapons - i.e. biological and chemical weapons, or using our own airplanes as missiles - is the missile shield what we really need right now? Some Democrats, like Florida Representative Robert Wexler, argue that a missile shield would do very little to protect the country from an intangible and amorphous threat. "Our military forces have been designed primarily to fight a conventional war with a conventional enemy, and we've learned the hard way that as much destruction...