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...Omar al-Dewachi, an Iraqi medical school graduate who is now pursuing a doctorate in anthropology at Harvard, said academic resources in Iraq had stagnated because of sanctions and censorship in Saddam Hussein’s regime...
...Iraq--and Karzai's inability to extend his grip outside Kabul, most of Afghanistan is under the sway of truculent warlords who in many cases finance armed militias through a resurgent opium trade. The Taliban show signs of a comeback, with forces loyal to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar--believed to be hiding in Afghanistan or Pakistan--now controlling nearly one-third of the country's territory...
...military and intelligence officials are cautiously optimistic that their prey is within reach. The U.S.'s military spokesman in Afghanistan, Lieut. Colonel Brian Hilferty, said in January he was "sure" bin Laden and Omar would be captured this year. The deployment of special-forces teams to border villages has produced a spike in intelligence from locals about possible al-Qaeda hideouts. A U.S. officer in Afghanistan says American forces are employing techniques similar to those used to capture Saddam, combing bin Laden's network of contacts and interrogating anyone with information about the people who might be giving him shelter...
...faults, the film is cheeky and rather fun. Some of the cinematography is amazing, capturing perfectly the barren beauty of the desert. But, in the end, the cliché-driven script is just too much, even for such accomplished and talented actors as Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif...
...know.” Urquidez’s roommate, Joseph P. Fishman ’05, says that “He has definitely been frustrated at times being the only one, but hey, who wouldn’t be?” Ponce confirms that “Omar has survived because of his ability to see things as a whole, not in parts...