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...solid-gold toothpicks specially made, the family of King Edward VII ordered jeweled can openers, and W.K. Vanderbilt requested 18-karat-gold yo-yos. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt filled a cake with Cartier jewels as a birthday gift for the Prince of Wales. And a challenge from a gemstone-laden maharaja inspired the elaborate mixes known as Tutti Frutti...
...Qaeda or similar organizations on the U.S.A." would be justified. In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, only 15% view the U.S. favorably, compared with 61% in 2002. In Saudi Arabia, according to a recent poll, 48.7% of the population sympathizes with the aims of bin Laden...
...typical rant against the Jews: "O vanquisher of the infidels, defeat them, shake them up, destroy them!" The failure of the Saudis to rein in such elements could prove disastrous were the clerics ever to decide to incite their followers to rise up against the regime--which bin Laden has called for. The determination of Islamic militants to topple the Saudi regime and gain control of 25% of the world's oil has only intensified in the past few years. If you compare Saudi Arabia, wellspring of Islam and home to its two holiest cities, "with European societies during...
...prospect of Islamic radicals' seizing power in Pakistan is frightening to U.S. officials, who say such a shift could bolster the Taliban's revival in Afghanistan, scuttle the hunt for bin Laden and give terrorists freer access to nuclear material. In its final report, the independent U.S. commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks recommended that Washington pony up more aid to defend Musharraf against the extremists. The trouble is, further U.S. meddling risks inflaming public opinion even more. "It is the ego of the West that is responsible for all this fighting," says Mufti Abdul Noor, 31, a teacher...
Save the big cats! finally, a cover story to be enthusiastic about. A trek into the savanna--a land unpopulated by those other man eaters, Bush and bin Laden. What I would give for this vacation to never end! LEIF JOHNSON Orinda, Calif...