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...while these changes by the European Muslim community are important, they will not lead to widespread change. It is important that Muslims from all over the world follow suit, especially those that come from communities where extremists thrive. Mansur Escudero—the Islamic Commission of Spain’s secretary general and the man who issued the fatwa—says that he consulted leaders in Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, and that they expressed their support for the move. However, these leaders have thus far been silent. They need to vocalize their support...
...others. "I considered it the most important thing I could do because it would bring an end to the war sooner," al-Timman says. On April 7 he milled with bystanders as rescuers dug through the rubble of several destroyed houses in the Baghdad suburb of al-Mansur. The Pentagon, thinking Saddam was inside, had struck the buildings. But the rescuers told al-Timman that Saddam had just been there briefly to inspect the damage and offer condolences for those killed. Al-Timman made sure that Saddam's body was not among those retrieved, then phoned in what...
...little background is in order. When not wearing a flightsuit, I draw information graphics for TIME. In April, I created an illustration that showed how a B-1 dropped four satellite-guided bombs in Baghdad's Mansur District that targeted Saddam Hussein and at least one of his sons. The graphic prompted an e-mail from Kevin Cox, a computer technician who works on the B1s at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, S.D., The crew enjoyed the graphic and asked for some reprints. I said yes. Then I asked Kevin if he could arrange for me to hitch...
...summer vacation in beachless South Dakota, and arrived at the base on a rainy June morning. There was no guarantee at the time that I would get a ride. I was offered a session in the B1 flight simulator and an opportunity to interview the pilots involved in the Mansur mission. One of the pilots, Capt. Chris Wachter, accompanied me in the simulator, an exact replica of a B1 cockpit. Hydraulic lifts under our seats shook our bodies as we "soared" through a series of acrobatic maneuvers through virtual skies. It wasn't until after the 30-minute roller coaster...
...after the strike it was empty, but official papers were strewn everywhere. She found a box of AK-47 ammunition and six touch-tone phones with labels reading HEALTH MINISTRY and REPUBLICAN GUARD. TIME visited Yunis' home, which sits across from a church in the graceful neighborhood of al-Mansur. On close examination, the handwriting on the military maps Yunis says she discovered in the house match those on the map behind Saddam on Iraqi TV. The furniture, curtains and layout of the room are identical to the room in which Saddam met with his Cabinet. "I could tell...