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...sent into Iraq to stumble and falter for four years - hewed to the American way of war, one that was equal parts laser beams and hubris. But the military has rethought its strategy. "You can shock and awe human beings," McChrystal says, "but it doesn't last. I've seen operations where kinetic strikes would go in on a target, and the enemy would come out shooting. They weren't awed...
...next few weeks will bring some hard decisions for everyone involved in the health-reform debate. But the bottom line will come down to one crucial question: Is it riskier to push for health reform - or to be seen as having stopped...
...government to mothball Germany's eight oldest nuclear plants right away, accusing Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear energy policies of being "irresponsible" and "potentially dangerous." But with his Social Democratic Party expected to lose to its stronger coalition mate, Merkel's Christian Democrats, come September, his attacks are seen as little more than election-year grandstanding - especially as public opinion in Germany is slowly shifting in the other direction. (See pictures of Germany...
...China. "People here are intensely interested to see if there's any substance to these charges, and to what extent the government will make them public," said the director of one foreign-business association in China, who did not want to speak on the record. "If this is seen as political, it could obviously have a chilling effect." A Rio spokeswoman said the company "is aware of no evidence that would support such an allegation...
...numbers of security forces. Iran's opposition movement believes today could mark the beginning of a new wave of public demonstrations and resistance. But for government forces, it was business as usual. On Enqelab Square, where the Islamic revolution of 1979 had its beginning, members of the Basij were seen calmly eating sandwiches and joking with each other. Horizontal Specials Embedded Player. Use this for Specials Embed...