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...while. But given that nothing in Iraq has gone according to plan, it seems more likely that it won't. That's why many in the military assume privately that a muscular-sounding surge now is chiefly designed to give Bush the political cover to execute a partial withdrawal on his terms later. "We think that by bringing the level of violence down and bringing the level of Iraqi support up, we will be able to begin to hand over the country," Kagan told TIME...
...mother’s hand entwined with my father’s as they walk down the streets of our ethnic enclave. (That’s Miami, or Hialeah for those in the know). Those hands might excessively gesticulate while talking—their tastes, both partial to rice and beans; their accents, both a little off but endearing; their prayers, to the same God—but their colors, their hues and tones, remain starkly disparate.An Ecuadorian through and through—although she oddly expresses her affection for the diminutive nation through insults and political apathy?...
...Rodriguez is a liberal Democrat who voted against the Iraq war, against banning same-sex marriage, for partial birth abortion and for a boost in the minimum wage. Rodriguez had served seven years in Congress before losing his seat in the neighboring 28th congressional district in 2004 after DeLay's redistricting plan anchored the district in Laredo, away from Rodriguez's home base in San Antonio. The new district favored Laredo resident and conservative Democrat Henry Cuellar, who beat Rodriguez by just 58 votes in the primary. Rodriguez challenged incumbent Congressman Cuellar again this year in the March primary...
...have always been partial to Nikon's DSLRs. This summer, when I studied the market, the Nikons shot better than Olympus' E-Volt line, and were priced comfortably below the equally good Canon Digital Rebel. Nikon's big news this year was the D80, a bit too high-end for beginners. But now the company is addressing beginners directly with the introduction of the $600 D40. The question on the minds of holiday shoppers: how does the new D40 compare to Nikon's current great deal...
...best effort to test Nasiri's claims have come through partial corroboration of certain aspects by the BBC. Nasiri got further backing by former CIA senior intelligence officer and al-Qaeda expert Michael Scheuer, who said details in the book rang true to what intelligence officials knew about training in Afghan camps and the operations of some underground cells - and vouched for certain information he'd seen earlier in classified form. Doubters retort that much information and even video of training camps has been made public over the years, along with vast reporting on extremist activity and thinking. Using...