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...terrible human and strategic consequences: no Iraqi state government, a full-blown ethnic showdown between Sunnis and Shiites, Kurdish independence leading to conflict with Turkey, and the discourse of Islamic extremism would be vindicated. In addition, this ‘Iraq-sized’ no-man’s land reminiscent of Somalia, would be between Israel and Iran. Where the proceeds of the sale of Iraq’s oil—currently at $109 a barrel—would go can only be imagined, but funding regional and international jihad is a plausible guess. All of this composes...
...infidels] will always be an enemy and you will remain so until the last drop of my blood," Sadr said in a statement responding to the comments by Gates. "If you don't withdraw from our land or set a timetable for withdrawal acceptable to the Iraqi people, we will resist...
Early Thursday morning, deep in the bowels of Harvard University Science Center’s abandoned no-man’s land, something stirred. Students were alarmed and upset when they arrived at the building for their Thursday morning classes to find it roped off with security tape and evacuated. Dean Michael D. Smith’s announcement reassured students that while the closure was due to a chemical spill, classes would be able to resume as usual later that afternoon. The Science Center has long been a central hub for students and faculty alike. A testament to man?...
...Little wonder then, that when Tata Motors, one of India's biggest car companies, agreed to buy prestige British brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford three weeks ago, there were cheers in both India and Britain. Indian newspapers reveled in the fact that a company from the former empire had brought two icons of the British automotive industry, while Jaguar execs privately told at least one industry insider that they preferred Tata over rival bids from private equity firms because Tata understands the heritage of Jag and the motoring culture that produced it. "Buying this kind of thing builds...
...hard-nosed (and lucky) than Ford. For too long, Jag's American owners relied on the company's heritage to sell more cars, releasing model after model largely based on the classic Jaguar look that dates back to 1968. Though Ford never broke out separate results for Jaguar and Land Rover, analysts believe the former lost at least $10 billion over the past decade or so (Land Rover has been in good health the past few years and made an estimated $1 billion in 2007). Tata is buying Jaguar just as the company has finally broken its repetitive mold...