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...personnel issues got so intense that Jackson consulted a psychologist for conflict resolution. But the Lakers brass wouldn't let him put the shrink on the roster. "That's part of the reason the breakup happened," Jackson says. "There wasn't enough invested, basically, in a marriage counselor...
...about the military's high-stakes offensive to seize control of the Sunni triangle from the insurgents in time for nationwide elections in January. U.S. officials say that as part of the strategy, the interim Iraqi government will try to win over the rebel-controlled towns by pouring security personnel and reconstruction funds into them, hoping to wean local residents from their support of the insurgents. If that doesn't work--and if the central government is unable to negotiate peace with the guerrillas--the U.S. military and its Iraqi allies are prepared to attack...
...paramilitaries associated with the Kremlin-backed government, Jamal's men were in the thick of things. His men are mostly in their twenties, unemployed and poorly educated, some of them former drug addicts who've gone straight under the influence of their new beliefs. They helped destroy two armored personnel carriers. But Jamal doesn't want to discuss in detail the Wahhabi's tactics. "The less you say, the longer you live," he remarks. He does hint at a highly secretive, tightly compartmentalized organization. "A man comes from time to time and passes on instructions," he says. The Wahhabis...
...executive from New York who has never before voted Republican. "He's proved over the last four years that he and his team are willing to stand up for the Western way of life." Traditional voting blocs are up for grabs abroad. According to pollsters, the 470,000 military personnel overseas tend to vote Republican. But soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany, from the U.S. Army's First Armored Division that served in Iraq, may not be leaning heavily toward Bush. Loading groceries into her car, Specialist Kathleen Randolph recounts a long year in Iraq that ended in February and declares...
...large number of unemployed soldiers. This stew of local and outside insurgents is stepping up attacks on American and Iraqi security forces - and anyone suspected of collaborating with them. Week after week, car bombings, improvised explosives and shootings take a steady toll of Iraqi National Guard and U.S. personnel...