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...from the presence of foreign armies - the U.S. special forces and air power that put the Taliban to flight and keeps more ambitious warlords in their place, and the International Security Assistance Force composed primarily of European troops (currently led by Turkey). And the reluctance of the U.S. to sanction any expansion of the peacekeeping mission beyond the 4,000 ISAF troops currently in the capital has earned Karzai the unkind nickname "Mayor of Kabul," since his writ doesn't run much beyond the city limits. Even there, some U.S. foreign policy experts believe he's in danger both from...
...when they betray their employees and steal from their investors." He noted that the WorldCom executives could face as much as 65 years in prison, which legal experts dismissed as prosecutorial hyperbole. Yet as former federal prosecutor and Los Angeles white-collar defense lawyer Mark Beck notes, "The criminal sanction is so severe that it can motivate someone to play ball and become a government witness in exchange for leniency...
...year ban plus a hefty six-figure fine sounds about right. As hosts of Euro 2004, the Portuguese have a responsibility to live up to the best traditions of the game. If they won't do it voluntarily, perhaps they can be persuaded by the fear of sanction...
...India charges that despite his declarations, Musharraf is continuing to sanction terror attacks from Pakistani-controlled territory. Indian commentators suggest that the general may be trying to divert hostility to his support for the Americans in Afghanistan by channeling the extremists' energies towards India. But even if he were doing his level best to stop such attacks, Pakistan's militant Islamists may well learn from the experience of their Palestinian cousins. Hamas and Islamic Jihad long ago learned that attacking Yasser Arafat directly would earn them the ire of the Palestinian people, and that the best way to challenge Arafat...
Hanson said he supports divestment as a necessary sanction of Israel for its occupation and continued violation of U.N. resolutions...