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...Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Saudis are pushing for a peace-plan based on Israel's 1967 borders, and urging the U.S. to restrain Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. The Saudi position, once again is motivated in part by the fear that the survival of the House of Saud requires placating the anti-American rage generated among ordinary Saudis by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and like many moderate Arab regimes, they're particularly alarmed at the potential domestic consequences of a U.S. attack on Iraq while battles rage in the West Bank and Gaza. But the most forceful advocates of attacking...
...alarm bells ringing in Jakarta. Speculation on the actions and intentions of the President's husband reminds Indonesians of the opaqueness of the Suharto era and raises fresh questions about how open the country is really becoming. "There will be no good governance so long as Taufik does not restrain himself from grabbing the power his wife has," says Eros Djarot, formerly a close Megawati friend and adviser who has found himself sidelined since she became President, in part because of disagreements over her husband's conduct...
...TIME: And your brothers? Do you warn them not to abuse their connection to you? Taufik: I warn them but I can't restrain them. I try because I'm the one that will have problems...
...wide trend to restrain the intensity of league athletics may prove to be unstoppable—presenting a serious challenge not only to competitive Ivy League football, but to all athletic programs and to Harvard’s decades-old admissions philosophy...
...strengthens India's grip on Kashmir, and that's something Islamabad is reluctant to countenance. But it's far from clear that Washington can cajole India into any political concessions that might help Musharraf back down from military confrontations. New Delhi believes Musharraf has no intention of acting to restrain the insurgents, and that he's getting carte blanche because of his importance to the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan...