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...latest wave of suicide bombings in Israel has pushed the relationship between Israel and the PA to the brink of war. The Israeli cabinet resolution that the PA is “a terror supporting entity” is the clearest indication that Palestinian reliance on terrorism as a tactic in the ongoing conflict is likely to meet even harsher Israeli responses in the future. Israel has already launched attacks against symbols of the PA’s power in the West Bank and Gaza. Whereas in the past President George W. Bush has urged Israel to show restraint...
Israel's new tactic comes on the heels of the failed Sept. 26 cease-fire reached by Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Blaming Arafat for ensuing West Bank violence that left nearly 200 dead, Ben-Eliezer says Israel has chosen to work with "dignified leaders" instead. Nevertheless, Palestinian sources say Arafat is not out of the loop. They claim he is secretly okaying every deal and in fact sees an upside: local truces allow for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian neighborhoods without his commitment to a full cease-fire...
...victoriously through the dusty lanes of Kandahar, while residents cower from the doorways, might play well for the Bush Administration back home, but it would go against U.S. strategy to date: helping Afghans free themselves from the Taliban rule. This endgame may look like a stalemate, but the best tactic may be to keep putting pressure on the Taliban, maybe move the marines closer to Kandahar and keep up the accurate bombing on Taliban targets as a way to strengthen those Taliban commanders who are willing to break with Omar and negotiate to end the conflict...
Selig's timing of the announcement--hours before baseball's labor contract expired and two days after the finish of a great World Series--infuriated the players' union, which viewed it as a hardball bargaining tactic. The league is desperate for some kind of salary cap, like that of the NFL and the NBA, because the owners are unable to contain themselves. Witness Texas Rangers boss Tom Hicks' signing Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year contract worth $252 million. Union president Donald Fehr issued a terse denunciation and then filed a grievance. Said former commissioner Fay Vincent: "Once again...
...Yong Xin, the temple's current abbot, downplays Shaolin's quirky philosophical traditions?an understandable tactic given Beijing's harsh stance on spiritual cults?emphasizing instead the need to preserve "unique artifacts of China's history for future generations." Yong Xin clearly has his eye on the value of the franchise. He wants Shaolin to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and he has restored many of its monuments, including a stela that dates to the early Tang dynasty, a pagoda-style bell tower and the Talin, or Stupa Forest, an aptly named field of richly inscribed monks' tombs...