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...this transformation also provides Western military commanders with opportunities they can exploit. Local populations that tolerated or supported the Taliban and al-Qaeda for ideological reasons are less likely to back criminal gangs. If Western commanders and the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan can help protect and organize local communities, they stand a better chance of winning...
...trying to suggest that they have put aside their intention to drive Western forces out of Afghanistan, and I do not believe that al-Qaeda has put aside its intention to launch further attacks on the West. Far from it. Increasing casualty rates in the region, both among locals and among NATO troops, proves that they are actually more violent and more dangerous. But one opportunity that comes out of this is that they are also far more hated by the local population. If you read the reports coming out of Swat, out of Southern Afghanistan, out of Kandahar, Helmand...
...little sketchy, but Bermuda is known for its safety), try the jerk chicken, coconut fish and banana dumplings at Jamaican Grill (32 Court Street; 441-296-6577). And don't leave the isles without stopping by the 1930s-era Swizzle Inn in Warwick for its Dark 'n' Stormy, a local concoction of Bermuda rum and ginger beer...
...James Kitchen Small Secret, a nearby storefront that takes the inevitable overflow) the menus are primers of the island's homespun culinary techniques. Expect soups and stews that are a tangy mélange of dried fish, cabbage and pumpkin, supplemented by clams and grilled-whole local catches. Omelets come filled with radish and bamboo. Subtle spring onions from nearby Yilan county inform strips of salted pepper pork. It's good, rustic stuff, harking back to when Taiwan was a farming and fishing province, not a high-tech enclave enthralled by Japanese aesthetics and American doughnuts. It's also...
...Andy Chou, a local food researcher and TV commentator, Tseng's efforts represent "a tour of Taiwan for the tongue." Still, Tseng's foreign escapades were not all in vain. He says his next goal is to manufacture the "world's best beef jerky." That would blend right in with the country flavors of his island oasis...