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Pakistan's troubles may not be solvable by the men in uniform. "With the insurgency in the tribal areas, the situation has become much more complex," says career diplomat Humayun Khan. "The military may try to step in, but it may not succeed." Pakistan today, he says, "has all the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Central Front | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

Still, experts give the Chinese government credit for making disability a political priority. Deng Xiaoping's son Deng Pufang, who was paralyzed after Red Guards threw him off a building during the Cultural Revolution, heads the China Disabled Persons Federation, offering a respected voice for the needs of the disabled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Disabled: Going for Gold | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

Fuzziness is a prerogative of a party in opposition - why commit yourself before it's necessary? - but it's also a function of Conservatism. Cameron may harp on about change, but the changes he envisages are incremental. Discussing Thatcher's impact with TIME, he talks of "an enormously important revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Cameron: UK's Next Leader? | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

It wasn't always this way. French Catholicism is known as the "eldest daughter" of the Church, for having pledged allegiance to Rome in the Second Century; and in the 14th century, the southern town of Avignon even served as the temporary home to the papacy. But France is also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Purpose in France | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

But the main reason for civilian casualties is that the revolution in precision-guided weapons hasn't been matched by the quality of intelligence needed to drop them in the right place. "Technology has leaped forward, but the ability to know precisely who's at your target hasn't," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Civilian Deaths: A Rising Toll | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

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