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...keep them on the front lines in Afghanistan," says a counterterrorism official. "Hopefully you're killing them in the process, and they're not leaving Afghanistan to plot terrorist operations. That was the general approach." But the approach meant that Americans had to engage directly in the snake pit of Afghan politics...
While criticism of the Commission seems particularly intense, longtime observers note that Brussels bashing is a staple of European politics. "Enforcing the rules of the single market will always pit the Commission against vested interests,'' says Stanley Crossick, director of Brussels' European Policy Centre. "So it will always be a whipping post." Though the Commission has been something of an élitist institution short on modern management expertise, it does serve a vital role in enforcing European Union rules and it protects the interests of the smaller member states, Crossick says. "So the current round of criticism, especially the stereotypical...
...promised to close all unsafe coal mines following an explosion that killed 20 miners?the third major mining accident in the country in recent weeks. The blast occurred 1,076 m below ground at the Zasyadko mine in the eastern Donetsk region when about 700 miners were in the pit. Ukraine's aging mines are among the world's most dangerous...
...often, these supposedly populist voter initiatives are actually pushed by a particular special interest group. Wealthy individuals or issue advocacy organizations start a "grassroots" movement for their pet cause, dumping tons of money into the bottomless pit of campaigning. As initiatives have taken on new prominence, a cottage industry of campaign consultants, advertising firms and signature gathering groups has arisen. In 1998, California voters saw the most expensive initiative fight ever over a proposal to allow casinos on Indian reservations. Indian groups spent a lot of money pushing the idea, while Las Vegas casinos (which draw a lot of Californians...
...conviction and six-year sentence for tampering with a police investigation. In response, the 54-year old Anwar lashed out at his persecutors, calling the decision a "horrendous betrayal of the public confidence in the judiciary ... a perversion of the rule of law" and a plunge into "the pit of infamy...