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...Afghanistan, the U.S. renewed missile strikes on suspected al-Qaeda targets while heavy snow left thousands of villages without access to food or medical aid. At least five people died when an avalanche blocked the Salang Tunnel. Faction leaders met to resolve security problems, while Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf pledged to help the country's reconstruction...
...General Musharraf has launched a crackdown on militant Islamic groups in order to save Pakistan from its drift to extremism. How have ordinary Pakistanis responded...
...Although it's often hard to measure the nation's mood from the capital, the ordinary Pakistanis I've canvassed were very pleased with Musharraf's January 12 speech, where he spoke of reforming the madrassas (religious schools) and cracking down on extremist groups. Most people in Pakistan are moderate in their outlook, and they felt their country was being held hostage to extremist groups. So many ordinary people have great faith and hope in what Musharraf has set out to do. He really spoke to people's hearts...
...goal, Arroyo says, is to be a "good" President, not a great one?a sobering thought in a time when author Wilson Lee Flores says "a country in serious economic, political, and moral crisis needs great and heroic leadership." She should take risks, he says, be a Musharraf or a "Deng Xiaoping, like her physically short but a giant in terms of courage and guts." If she can generate a following for herself, the Philippines might yet learn what is really in her heart, as well as what's in her head. Otherwise, stability, and small steps...
...formation of a national army to promote political and social stability. KASHMIR On a Knife Edge India massed its forces along the border with Pakistan declaring it was ready for war, despite the arrest in Pakistan of more than 200 extremists. In a televised speech, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf condemned terrorism, banned some militant groups and announced stricter regulation of religious schools. But he said he would not hand over Pakistani citizens to India. India issued a list of demands, including the closure of alleged terrorist training camps...