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...Army (K.L.A.), losing two brothers and surviving three wounds of his own. After the war, he launched a political party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (AAK), and following elections last October, at 36, he joined the ruling coalition as Prime Minister - completing the transformation from soldier to statesman in just over five years. But now the conflict that made his career is threatening to end it. Shortly after Haradinaj's election, investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague came to Pristina and questioned him as a war-crimes suspect. A few days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prime Minister, The Past Is Calling | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

There is finally reason for optimism in the Middle East. Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have successfully and democratically conducted the critical transition to the post-Arafat era. They voted in large numbers, ignoring the advice of terrorist organization such as Hamas, and chose a statesman committed to a peaceful resolution with Israel. In his victory speech, Mahmoud Abbas, who won two-thirds of the vote, declared that his people are now ready to resume talks with Israel. We are hopeful that this election signals the beginning of a new phase of resolution...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A New Chairman | 1/14/2005 | See Source »

Voters too are frightened. Iraqi elder statesman Adnan Pachachi says many residents of big cities like Mosul, Ramadi and Samarra want to participate but are too scared to even register. He suspects that few in the Sunni minority will go to the polls--perhaps not even 10%--which could undermine the election's legitimacy. "Many people from Arab countries will say this is not a correct election," says Dr. Sa'ad Abdul al-Razzak of Pachachi's party. U.S. officials say they will urge Shi'ite leaders to reach out to Sunnis after the election to bring them into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Stealth Campaign | 1/10/2005 | See Source »

When Martin Cooper talks, tech people listen. After all, in 1973, Cooper invented the first cell phone small enough to use outside a car, forever changing the way the world lives and works. But today, some think this wry, lively elder statesman, now 75, is working to undermine the very mobile behemoths he helped create. That's because he's the founder and chairman of ArrayComm, a San Jose, California, company that has radically redesigned the antennae that send cellular signals to handsets - it may be a better product, but it's also a threat to some hundreds of billions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Future Focus | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

...STATESMAN Arafat returns to Gaza after a 25-year absence. In December he is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Icon's Journey | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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