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History keeps repeating itself in Afghanistan. In December 2001, when the allies encircled al-Qaeda's craggy mountain retreat of Tora Bora, Osama bin Laden and his cronies slipped away, leaving foot soldiers as decoys for the bunker busters and special-ops bullets. Last month another opportunity to round up al-Qaeda terrorists was botched--this time by fighting among U.S. allies. Afghan fighters and some 2,000 Pakistani troops deployed to help hunt down al-Qaeda holdovers not far from Tora Bora instead turned their weapons on one another. By the time things calmed down, two weeks later...
...stars. "It's amazing how many superstars love to come here, and they create a very special and warm atmosphere together," says Martin Engstroem, who runs the Deutsche Grammophon (DG) record company. Engstroem started the Verbier festival in 1993 to entice the world's greatest musicians into a cozy retreat where they could try out new repertoire and experiment with collaborations. It quickly became one of the most prestigious events in the classical-music calendar, an unparalleled opportunity for fans to revel in the abundance of maestros, for the performers to measure themselves against their peers, and for the recording...
...major problem in post-Saddam Iraq. George Bush put it bluntly on Tuesday: Rebuilding Iraq would require a "massive and long-term" commitment and would demand further sacrifice of American lives and treasure. That's because for all the reasons the Bush Administration went to war in Iraq, retreat is not an option. The implications of the President's commitment may have been clarified in reports Wednesday that his viceroy in Baghdad, Paul Bremer, has asked Washington to send more troops and civilian administrators to Iraq to help turn around the security and infrastructure crises there. Key senators from both...
Although Gelbart and his wife Pat, whom he married in 1956, usually spend half the week at their Palm Desert retreat, they rarely miss Monday-night dinner with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. Gelbart bobs up and down at the table, changing seats to talk with as many family members as possible. The conversation stays light, centered on family events and happenings...
Obliged to do some publicity for Order of the Phoenix, she plans to appear before 4,000 children in London on June 26, to answer their questions and read from the book. The event is scheduled to be webcast around the world. Then Rowling will retreat from the spotlight to write book No. 6 and care for her family. She hopes to be remembered "as someone who did the best she could with the talent she was given. And I wouldn't mind being remembered as a good parent," she says. "But we won't know whether I've achieved...