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...missile attacks against al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan in 1998. He cracked down on sectarian extremism, and used his influence with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to curb opium production and extradite known terrorists. As a center-right politician, he is much closer to the conservative parties that hold sway over Pakistan's religious leaders. Bhutto, says Zahid Hussain, author of the seminal Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle With Militant Islam, risks alienating the conservative groups by driving them into the embrace of extremists. "The problem with Benazir is that her coming to power will increase polarization. She is seen...
...least 2004 to make the list, based on searches of the Forbes Web site. The rankings are based on the number of times a woman is mentioned in the press, her resumé, and “the size of the economic sphere over which a leader holds sway,” according to the list’s companion article. The list’s blurb on Faust cites her status as the University’s first female president, her numerous academic prizes and teaching awards, and the size of Harvard’s endowment—which...
...have no doubt that bin Laden can and will mount a terrorist operation, anything from bombing the London tube to an attack on New York's subway. Thanks to the Internet, a suicide bomber under bin Laden's sway can buy all the chemicals he needs from his local pharmacy to fabricate a bomb. He also can find the religious guidance, as specious as it might be, to justify...
...Diana mattered mostly because Britain's royal family lacked her vigor and exquisite charm. She stole the hearts of millions of people around the world with her wit, beauty and abundant grace - attributes that enabled her to sway public opinion regardless of the project she was engaged in. She had urbanites from big cities and tribal people from the remotest regions eating from her hand - sometimes literally - as she preached compassion for the needy, hungry and destitute. Her legacy can be found in the charities she so brilliantly promoted and administered to make the world a better place...
Diana mattered mostly because Britain's royal family lacked her vigor and exquisite charm. She stole the hearts of millions of people around the world with her wit, beauty and abundant grace - attributes that enabled her to sway public opinion regardless of the project she was engaged in. She had urbanites from big cities and tribal people from the remotest regions eating from her hand - sometimes literally - as she preached compassion for the needy, hungry and destitute. Her legacy can be found in the charities she so brilliantly promoted and administered to make the world a better place...