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...Instead, like wary boxers in the early rounds, India and Pakistan are circling and testing each other. At the top are two very different men: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who at 76 is one of the country's most experienced and respected politicians, and Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, 58, who wants to restore his nation's international credibility and, even more important, its severely challenged internal stability. They each know this is likely to be their last term in office and both want a Kashmir settlement?or at least an outline...
...calm and announce the temporary closure of the country's borders. As Kapend spoke, Kabila was being loaded onto a plane for Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Kinshasa, a normally chaotic city of 5 million people, grew eerily calm. Within hours, reports from Belgium, the D.R.C.'s former colonial ruler, and the U.S. said Kabila had been killed...
...This hardly explained or excused the regime's abysmal record in drug control. Since 1988?when Khin Nyunt and his clique rose to power?opium production in Burma had more than doubled. This startling increase was largely due to the generous concessions the regime had granted Mongla's ruler Lin and other ethnic druglords...
...loudly criticizing his peace proposals. This indicates the Palestinians feel they are relieved from the pressure that Clinton used to impose on them - his departure has released them from that pressure. It's also part of the political culture of the Arab world that by criticizing the outgoing ruler, you are introducing yourself to the new president in very good shape. Arafat's people want to impress Bush, and give the Republicans the sense that they share some criticisms of Clinton...
...wonder he's writing a film based on the Great Siege of Malta, a 16th century battle waged by the Ottoman ruler Suleiman against Christian knights. "It's not biased to Muslims or Christians," says Ritchie. "It's just one of those against-the-odds stories." This serious, epic ambition may also indicate that marriage is maturing him a bit. "She's introduced me to spirituality, and I've introduced her to science," says Ritchie. "I don't think either is to be ignored...