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...than talking, talking, talking." Other voices are still obstinate. "Dialogue delivers nothing," says self-styled General Abdullah, 43, chief of the pro-Pakistan Islamic militant group Jamiatul Mujahideen. "India is a pain for us. We want to get rid of that pain. Our mission is to fight. Whether we succeed or die, either way we are satisfied." The main question is whether the years of violence and antagonism are an impetus to working out a solution, or the highest hurdle. "This can eventually work toward an endgame," says Amitabh Mattoo, a Kashmir analyst at India's Jawaharlal Nehru University...
...That scene occurred in early January. Five Lashkar operatives disguised as police officers attempted to attack the Srinagar airport that day. But Indian army guards turned them away, and the operation was aborted. Two weeks ago, however, a second attempt succeeded. Six would-be martyrs, dressed in police uniforms and driving a stolen government jeep, reached the outer defense gate of the airport and indiscriminately tossed grenades and opened fire with rifles. Back in the Islamabad safe house, a coded message came through at 2:15 p.m. saying the men had reached their target. Abu Ammar, a 30-year...
...D?sir? Kabila, was sworn in as the country?s new leader. The swearing-in ceremony had to be rescheduled to allow time to complete the legal preparation for succession, for which there is no provision under Congolese law. The government announced over a week ago that Joseph Kabila would succeed his father, although it is believed he does not draw widespread support in a country that has suffered years of war and instability...
...Elsewhere, designers aimed for something new and didn?t quite succeed. Christian Lacroix reached into his remnant bag and threw out a confounding array of colors, textures and patterns. Emanuel Ungaro reached into his and came out with the parade of the seven veils. The bare-midriff-and-veil-thing may not be for everyone, but hopefully for Ungaro?s bottom line, the perfume he advertised before the show...
...will also be tough for Harvard to succeed without its bench. Sophomore guard Brady Merchant, one of the best sixth men in the league, provides scoring punch and athleticism off the bench...