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...Today, those left in Mullaitivu fear that war is returning. In the past two months, rebels and their proxies have carried out assassinations and deadly mine attacks on military convoys. On Jan. 7, a speedboat laden with explosives was driven into a Sri Lankan navy pursuit craft anchored a few hours south of Mullaitivu, killing 13 sailors. The Sri Lankan army and its paramilitary allies behave little better, raping, abducting and executing civilians thought to support Tamil nationalism. Both sides accuse the other, explaining any killings carried out by their side of the divide as forgivable retaliation. The violence over...
...Olympic record. "She gave me a little extra push today," Hedrick, a Houston native, says of Geraldine. "I could just feel it." One down, four to go: Hedrick, who is chasing Eric Heiden's record five speed skating gold medals, will next race on Wednesday, in the Team Pursuit, a new event for the Torino Games. In the pursuit, two countries, each with three skaters, race head-to-head in an eight-team tournament. The three teammates take turns "pulling," or leading, the team throughout eight laps (in long-track speed skating, the oval is 400-meters). The team whose...
...surprise twist, however, fellow U.S. star, and rival Shani Davis announced after his eighth-place finish in the 5000-meter race that he would skip the team pursuit to focus on training for the 1000 meters, in which he holds the world record. Without Davis, Hedrick's quest could end early, as the Netherlands are now the favorites. U.S. Speedskating coach Bart Schoute didn't expect Davis' decision-he refused to comment after the media relayed Davis' announcement to him. Davis also cites altruistic reasons for his choice: U.S. skaters Clay Mull and Charles Ryan Leveille are pursuit specialists...
...another teammate's dream may now die. Hedrick clearly isn't thrilled, though he won't complain. "I'm not going to beg Shani to a skate the pursuit with me," says Hedrick, who met Laura Bush at the previous night's opening ceremonies-nd couldn't believe she recognized her fellow Texan. "It's his prerogative-it's just his way." Plus, Hedrick wanted to relish his gold. "I've never been one to go home and go to bed at 10:00 when I do something well," he says. Chad Hedrick, with three days to recover from...
...interests. Failing support from Beijing or Moscow, the current state of affairs requires the U.S. to undermine the Tehran regime on its own. The ties between the elites in Iran and fundamentalist terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda are undeniable, and in contrast with the Iraqi case, their pursuit of nuclear technology for military purposes becomes clearer every day. Having witnessed Tehran’s ambiguity and deceptive response to IAEA demands, it is clear that naïve hope for regime change cannot guide U.S. foreign policy any longer...