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While the true strategic import of the Marjah offensive may take months to determine, Baradar's capture is hugely and immediately significant. Baradar, an Afghan, was the head of the Taliban's military council and the mastermind of the insurgents' bloody and relentless campaign against NATO and Afghan forces. A trusted friend of Omar's, Baradar may well know where the Taliban's spiritual leader is hiding. Pakistani intelligence and the CIA kept Baradar's capture secret for a week, giving interrogators a chance to investigate the network of contacts in his possession before the Taliban realized he had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: Fighting the Taliban | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

Whether converting points in the paint or passing it out to shooters, the back-up big men compensated for starters Casey and co-captain Doug Miller, who both ran into foul trouble and combined for just eight points and two rebounds against the relentless Brown frontcourt...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Long-Range Effort Sparks Offense | 2/27/2010 | See Source »

...There are all sorts of stars in the class, people who are doing things on a regional or a national or an international level,” he said. “The skating regimen is pretty relentless...I think what was required of her was pretty unusual...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Skating a Thin Line: Emily A. Hughes '11, U.S. Figure Skating Olympian | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Most criticism centers on the relentless gang-related violence, which has only worsened, even as thousands of traffickers are jailed or extradited to the U.S. In total, there have been more than 16,000 murders that appear to be drug related since Calderón kicked off the crackdown, with this January being the bloodiest month yet. Doubters now say soldiers may be inflaming the gang killings rather than diminishing them. "Security is not directly or principally related to the ability to use force, the number of police officers, the degree of militarization or the purchasing of weapons," the Mexican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Mexico's Drug War May Become Its Iraq | 2/21/2010 | See Source »

...first two periods, Bellamy was mostly able to sit back and watch her teammates dominate the play on the other end of the ice. The Crimson was relentless on the attack, outshooting the Huskies, 12-5, in the first frame before exploding for 26 shots in the second...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ryabkina’s Goal Enough For Beanpot Title | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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