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...That sort of doom-laden analysis is an extreme minority view - but the fact that it is being aired at all is remarkable. The Russian political system is authoritarian and secretive, but there's no sign that Putin's supporters are preparing to abandon him. In the past, Putin has shown himself ruthless in imposing his authority - as Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Yukos founder who tried to challenge Putin's power by funding rival political parties, discovered to his cost. Khodorkovsky has been in prison since October 2003, charged with offenses, which he denies, including tax evasion, embezzlement and theft...
With the trail of Osama bin Laden gone cold, the U.S. State Department is revving up a new publicity blitz to remind Afghans and Pakistanis of the $25 million bounty for al-Qaeda's chief. Bin Laden is still thought to be hiding somewhere along the 1,640-mile, mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border, but intelligence officials in Kabul and Islamabad say there has been no trace of him for the past 20 months. By the end of February, the White House is expected to double the sum on bin Laden's head, to $50 million, acting on legislation passed...
...instrumental in shaping events. Though President Bush sees himself as the leader of the democratic world and the fight against terrorists, his decisions since 9/11 have been reactive rather than proactive. It pains me greatly, therefore, to nominate two people who have really been calling the shots: Osama bin Laden and insurgent leader Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi. Both seem to understand that power comes through the hearts and minds of the people. Stanley J. Courtney Shrewsbury, England Bush is not "reframing reality to match his design," as you claimed. He is facing the reality of the worldwide threat from militant...
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, expressing regret for two statements he made during his first term. The other was his promise that the U.S. would bring in Osama bin Laden "dead or alive...
...that sometimes words have consequences you don't intend them to mean. 'Bring them on' is a classic example." GEORGE W. BUSH, the U.S. President, expressing regret for two statements he made during his first term. The other was his promise that the U.S. would bring in Osama bin Laden "dead or alive...