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Such dramas add to a sense that the U.S. may be losing the battle for the hearts and minds of Afghans. That's especially true in the south, where most of the American military action is now concentrated and where U.S. propaganda has to contend with an overheated rumor mill in the teahouses and bazaars. Inevitably, Karzai is linked to America's mistakes. "In the eyes of ordinary Afghans," says a senior U.N. official, "this government's fate is intertwined with the American performance." Afghan exile Hamid, a Pashtun now in Quetta, Pakistan, says of Karzai, "He is nothing. Just...
...macabre American Psycho, with a healthy cut of Murakami sprinkled in. There is the same shrugged response to ultraviolence and a sense that somehow society has let its children down. Grownups are just bigger, more disappointing versions of their kids, and parental supervision is nothing more than a distant rumor. However, where American Psycho, or for that matter Coin Locker Babies, retreated to the more comfortable perspective of satire, Gold Rush is bracingly and clinically realist...
...June 22, the last day of the annual general assembly of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO), that an emotional Mahathir abruptly announced his resignation in his closing speech. Shocked party leaders mobbed the PM in a bid to dissuade him. But three days later, amid feverish rumor and speculation, UMNO unveiled a transition plan allowing for Mahathir's departure next year. He would maintain all current posts, including those of Prime Minister and Finance Minister, until October 2003, after which his deputy, Abdullah Badawi, would take over...
...domestic season with Man U, where he failed to stamp his authority on the midfield, and his recent anonymity at World Cup 2002, where he also failed to stamp his authority on the midfield, the Argentine skipper could be forgiven for wondering where it all went wrong. The rumor mill says Man U will sell Veron to finance the purchase of Ferdinand, but it is not known whether the English side will recoup its initial outlay. VALUE: $38 million, down from $43 million...
...Diving Lessons By HANNAH BEECH Seoul China failed to score against every team it played in this year's Cup. No surprise, considering this was the country's first time in the finals. But fans back home are whispering that the team wasn't merely incompetent. Rumor has it that players, including star defender Fan Zhiyi, threw the match against Costa Rica, a 2-0 defeat, to make a little cash. A boom in illegal sports gambling has tainted China's soccer league, which uncovered a slew of crooked referees and players fixing games last year. But Fan adamantly denies...