Word: loyalism
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...TIME that U.S. special forces have been moving in and out of Afghanistan for three years now looking for bin Laden. Recently, the activity has been stepped up. But they face the challenge of capturing a man who knows the terrain, has dozens of hideouts and is surrounded by loyal followers. It takes five years of training to make a Delta Force operative, and of all the tactical missions it practices, this is among the most difficult: launching into hostile territory hundreds of miles from any support and hunting out a wary target...
...TIME that U.S. special forces have been moving in and out of Afghanistan for three years now looking for bin Laden. Recently, the activity has been stepped up. But they face the challenge of capturing a man who knows the terrain, has dozens of hideouts and is surrounded by loyal followers. It takes five years of training to make a Delta Force operative, and of all the tactical missions it practices, this is among the most difficult: launching into hostile territory hundreds of miles from any support and hunting out a wary target...
...state-owned networks, Al Jazeera gives equal time to dissident, even revolutionary views of Islam, human rights and the governments of the region. And such irreverence has naturally earned it plenty of enemies among the authoritarian regimes that run the Arab world. But it has also drawn a loyal audience of some 40 million viewers, based everywhere from Washington to Tehran...
...been such a faithful ally during the Cold War—Osama bin Laden. U.N. sanctions made bin Laden the second biggest benefactor of the Taliban (second only to Pakistan). Not only does he provide substantial financial support to the Taliban, but he also provides thousands of loyal war veterans—both of which have been essential as the Taliban continues to battle Afghan rebels in the northern part of the country. It is no wonder that the Taliban have been loyal to bin Laden despite intense international pressure—when the world turned its back...
...face of even limited military action by the West. The Taliban's remarkable rise to power was assisted in no small part by direct support from Pakistan, which has now been withdrawn. And its rapid march on Kabul was facilitated by the defection of many field commanders loyal to Rabbani who sensed a shift in the political winds. It is widely expected that a similar dynamic may work against the Taliban once it comes under concerted military pressure. And Pakistan is now reportedly working to court moderate Taliban elements opposed to protecting Bin Laden in the hope of ensuring...