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...military has pursued two bad policies in the tribal areas--appeasement and excessive use of force," says Samina Ahmed, South Asia project director for the International Crisis Group. "Either way, all they have achieved is empowering the militants, helping them in recruitment and in obtaining funding." She laments the lack of a coherent strategy. "Militaries are blunt instruments; they are not good at counterinsurgency," she says. "The police would be a far more effective instrument, but there is no coordination between the military and the civilian government, so political reform and economic development--essential elements to any counterinsurgency...
...Know By Jessica Simpson; available now With its pat narratives, modern country excels at masking a lack of depth with a high gloss of feeling. So, good career move! Simpson navigates her twangy debut without incident until Dolly Parton shows up for a duet, clears her throat and reminds us to stop grading on a curve...
...like the short-lived Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), a female alternative to the popular men’s Major League Soccer. Despite attracting the brightest talents in the sport, from Brandi Chastain to Mia Hamm, WUSA suspended action after only three seasons due to lack of funds. The LPGA is far from that danger, but a gender disparity certainly applies in golf as well. The top women’s player in 2007 earned $2,381,048; the top male player earned...
...state-park lodgings were privations suffered with a measure of satisfaction, just as Thoreau proudly tabled his cheap expenses. In a part of the country where highway signs ward off drunk driving by arguing “you can’t afford it,” this lack of luxury doesn’t turn any heads...
...Others have turned to traditional grassroots efforts, including projects to ban soda from school cafeterias and reduce the amount of direct junk-food advertising available on TV. These efforts are noble in intent, but lack the essential incentive so critical to the decision-making processes of the average American: the prospect of cold, hard cash. The easiest way to get Americans to lose weight is to offer a $1,000 tax credit to adults who sustain a BMI between 18.5 and 25—the range considered to be healthy by most medical professionals...