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...CONFLICT Desolation Row The flow of refugees streaming out of Afghanistan's major cities to escape two weeks of relentless U.S. aerial bombardment rose to a new peak last week. The town of Chaman, on the border with Pakistan and only 130 km from the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, was besieged by more than 3,500 on Friday alone...
...institution dedicated to higher standards of living? And finally, how do we apply the vision of Veritas to everyday practice—against the barrage of resume workshops, recruiting sessions and fellowship applications, how does a university keep its students engaged in the present—in a tireless, relentless, and vibrant pursuit of Truth...
...fact that few burdens weigh him down. Blair faces scant political opposition; his staff is a tiny band of veterans; and his campaign to win hearts and minds around the world, including instant rebuttals of bin Laden on Arab TV, follows a groove worn deep in the relentless political campaigns of New Labour. Britons wonder if "President Blair" is getting so engrossed in global architecture that he'll flub his promise to fix rotten schools and hospitals at home. But the mounting complaints before Sept. 11 about his sanctimony, slickness and control freakery have been smothered in an 88% approval...
...tormented childhood" had taught her "that her emotional survival depended on her ability to keep the world at a distance" and whose polished reserve hid a core of "crippling insecurity." The source of this self-doubt lay in shame over her parents' ugly divorce and in her mother's relentless criticism of her unusual looks (especially her "kinky hair") and "love of books and learning...
...raids were aimed at ending the operations of chief terror suspect Osama bin Laden, his al-Qaeda network and the Taliban regime sheltering them. The bombing by U.S. aircraft and British and American cruise missiles marked the first stage of what President Bush called a "sustained, comprehensive and relentless" campaign against terrorism. Within days, U.S. military officials said their forces had secured air supremacy over Afghanistan, knocking out 85% of the targets on their initial list. But bin Laden, the most wanted man in the world, remained at large, defiantly sending a videotaped message from his mountain hideout declaring...