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...things have improved since the surge, they say, but many of Baghdad's dangers remain. Since I was here last, one of our Iraqi staffers has had to flee the country after receiving death threats. Two others have moved their families out, into Jordan and Syria, for their protection. Sami, who is driving me from the airport, tells me that Iraqis who are going to the airport still carry giant suitcases, stuffed to bursting point, a telltale sign they are not planning to return. My flight in had more foreigners (mostly contractors and private security men) than Iraqis - and there...
...Gaza, news of the seminary killing was greeted with celebratory gunfire, cars honking their horns, and people passing out candy in the streets. Sami Abu Zuheri, a spokesman for the Hamas militant group, said: "This martyr attack was in response to the Israeli assault on Gaza." Last week, more than 110 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli offensive aimed at stopping militants from firing rockets into southern Israel. Three Israelis also died during the fighting...
...Most of Pakistan's ultraconservative groups have sought, unsuccessfully, to install an Islamic government and Shari'a through elections. The problem, says Sami ul-Haq, head of one of Pakistan's largest religious parties, is that most conservative leaders share the sentiments of the militants. "The extremists are saying that the government has not allowed us to implement Shari'a through peaceful means. They say, 'You have tried yourself and failed completely. So it is time to vacate the stage for us,'" says ul-Haq. "The problem is that we cannot condemn them because they have a valid argument...
...quite a small venue, the rock band that accompanies the actors’ performances is a surprisingly strong presence without overpowering the actors. Keyboardist Joshua R. Stein ’10, bassist Joseph C. Higgins ’11, guitarist Shane P. Donovan ’09, and drummer Sami Majadla ’11 successfully toe the line between soulful melody and a catchy beat. Although the show’s opening and conclusion might lack energy, the great music and the actors’ interesting dance moves are always engaging. The lighting (designed by Reva P. Minkoff...
...current wave of hacking attacks seems to be aimed mainly at collecting information and probing defenses, but in a real cyberwar, a successful attack would target computer-dependent infrastructure, such as banking and power generation. "Can one nation deliver a crippling blow to another through cyberspace?" asks American Sami Saydjari, head of the private computer-security group Cyber Defense Agency and former president of Professionals for Cyber Defense. "The answer is a definite yes. The Chinese know we are much more dependent on technology, and the more you depend on it, the more vulnerable...