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...Afghan government, he says he's prepared to launch an anti-Taliban offensive across the north of Afghanistan, parts of which have seen an alarming rise in violence in recent months. "I have my own power to destroy the Taliban," he says. "They either escape or I will kill them." Within three months, he promised, nine provinces would be pacified without help from the Army, police or foreign forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Warlord Who Is Key to Karzai's Victory | 8/19/2009 | See Source »

...fellow known as Red Coles - clubbed the victim with a handgun. As it happened, an off-duty police officer, Mark MacPhail, was providing security at the restaurant. When he came running to the scene, the man with the gun shot the officer to death. (Read "Will Georgia Kill an Innocent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Davis Ruling Raises New Death-Penalty Questions | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

...prominent dissident. He came within 1 million votes of upsetting then President Park Chung Hee in an election in 1971, after which Park amended the constitution and turned South Korea into a one-party police state. In 1973 government agents - with Park's assent - kidnapped and apparently planned to kill Kim. The U.S. government intervened, strongly warning their Cold War-era ally to back off. Park complied, and in that moment the history of the Republic of Korea was altered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Former South Korean President Dies at 85 | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

...adds, was especially appreciated by Damascus given the hatred former French President Jacques Chirac reserved for Assad - whom he blamed for the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister and Chirac intimate Rafiq Hariri. "There's some genuine gratitude at work right now," the diplomat says. (Read "Did Hizballah Kill Rafiq Hariri...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria Helps France in Dealing with Iran | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

Since then, the chants have become more acerbic and have even hinted at violence: "We're the children of war; fight and we'll fight back" or "I will kill he who killed my brother." Tactics have also escalated beyond the million-strong silent marches in the immediate aftermath of the election. Groups of around a dozen young protesters apiece have been seen leading chants and organizing crowds, in some instances setting trash bins on fire in the middle of streets to block the entry of motorcycle gangs. According to several protesters, many in the crowds have carried handbooks detailing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Momentum — but No Clear Goal — for Iran's Street Protests | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

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