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...soldiers are the most hardened fighters in the gang chasing bin Laden. But Ali, who is not a Pashtun, commands little support among mountain villagers. Qadir marshals the weakest militia but controls a former Taliban ammunition compound chock full of rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and tank shells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Manhunt: Into The Caves | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

...soldiers are the most hardened fighters in the gang chasing bin Laden. But Ali, who is not a Pashtun, commands little support among mountain villagers. Qadir marshals the weakest militia but controls a former Taliban ammunition compound chock full of rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and tank shells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into the Caves | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

...Within hours of his announcement, Chen said his government was ready to work with the TSU and Lee's do tank. And there are signs that the former President's rallying cry has made an impression with large numbers of KMT members who oppose the party's current stance on cross-strait relations. KMT candidate Chen Hsueh-fen, for example, spent much of the campaign arguing that her party should cooperate more closely with the DPP, a move she said would involve adopting a Lee-esque position on China. If the mainlander element of the KMT proves stubborn, Chen hinted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ties That Won't Bind | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...might not become a force to be reckoned with, but Lee almost certainly will. Last week, he announced that he will form something called a "do tank," which he said will be sort of like a think tank, except that it will actually do something: namely, pressure the government and Taiwan's opposition politicians to think like him. And his campaign speeches made it clear that this means taking a much harder line on China and its sympathizers in the KMT. In one speech, Lee described himself as a prophet who would help release the Taiwanese people from the bondage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ties That Won't Bind | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

Sept. 11 brought on one of NATO's historic hours - the first case of mutual defense ever declared in the alliance's 52-year existence - yet not a turret turned on a single tank. In the two months since then, NATO has provided more political than military cover for the U.S.-led war on terrorism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Another Talking Shop? | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

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