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...operations, killing and breaking things," says Major General Pete Chiarelli, commander of the 1st Cavalry, the Army division responsible for policing Baghdad. "But if all I am doing is this, I will make more enemies than I kill." It's a vicious circle, he says, and the worst-case scenario, if inconclusive battles like Najaf repeat themselves, is a nationwide popular uprising. The only hedge against that, says British Major General Andrew Graham, deputy commander of the Multinational Corps--Iraq, is to convince the Iraqi people "that there is hope." That, alas, is the hardest thing in the country...
...Security to the war in Iraq. You get help from spin doctors, war heroes and a video-camera-wielding "kook" who looks suspiciously like Michael Moore. You have to manage the media too--by answering softball questions on Barry King Live or risking a roasting on The O'Malley Scenario. There's enough here to keep political junkies happy until the real game wraps up in November...
...operation, I strongly object to your saying that I was recorded taking bribes. Everyone who knows me knows I would rather die than ever take a bribe. If you see the tapes carefully and listen to the dialogue, the "bribe" is only in the minds of those concocting a scenario of corruption. I also object to your describing me as a "friend" of the Defense Minister. As a senior woman in public life, this casual epithet is insulting and denigrating. I have been the president of an important political party and been known as a political and social activist...
...government to default as Argentina's did in 2001-02. But if the Philippines' debt burden continues to grow, Manila's creditworthiness could come under pressure, impairing its ability to borrow and ultimately making it necessary for the government to beg creditors for new terms. In a worst-case scenario, the consequences could be severe: a weakened currency, stalled investment and higher unemployment. How much time the Philippines has before this happens is hard to determine, but Arroyo's new government clearly needs to act fast, says Agost Benard, an associate director at Standard & Poor's: "There is no room...
...HARDER--YOU OR PHELPS? All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four...