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...politicians have cultivated gangs of armed youths in order to intimidate their opponents. These gun-toting gangs, most observers believe, also work as extortionists?sometimes to collect cash for their political patrons, sometimes simply to make money for themselves. "There is a nexus of corruption, politics and violence," says Khan Sarwar Murshid, chairman of TI's Bangladesh branch...
...that it erred in its judgment of Iraq's stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, and it must apologize to the Iraqi people. The U.S. must also compensate Iraq for the war's destruction. Otherwise, America's adventure in Iraq will be a major blow to U.S. prestige. Gulzar Khan Islamabad...
...London, the perplexities of finding a terrorist needle in the haystack of a long-settled, law-abiding group of immigrants are manifest. Nearby are four houses the police searched as part of their raids. Muslim elders are disgusted by terror. "Our younger generation is going astray," says Anwar Khan, a retired university lecturer, "getting brainwashed" by the siren song of jihad. The causes are familiar: poor and segregated education, discrimination, youth unemployment (in Luton it stands at 22%, twice the national rate), teens' yearning for belonging and purpose - and a belief shared by many of their parents that Muslims...
Oren made the trip to Seattle along with teammate and fellow freshman Siddharth Suchde. Suchde, who played at the No. 2 spot for the Crimson for most of the year, played well but couldn’t move past the semifinals. In that match, Suchde faced Khan and after winning the first game 9-0 and taking a 3-0 lead in the second, he couldn’t keep the momentum going...
...veteran Khan capitalized on Suchde’s fatigue and won the next three games 9-3, 9-0, 9-5 to advance to the finals where Oren awaited...