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...south. "It's unlikely this was the work of southern insurgents," says Francesca Lawe-Davies, Southeast Asia Analyst for the International Crisis Group. "It's always been more about their territory; if they were to stage an attack in Bangkok, I think they would choose a target more directly linked to the Thai state instead of public places." At a press conference a day after the bombings, interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont discounted speculation that the carnage was coordinated by Muslim extremists, instead linking the bombs to "people who lost benefits from losing political power...
Holidaying can be tough on the solo traveler. If it isn't bad enough paying the markups for single rooms, or dealing with the sight of couples simpering at each other in restaurants or on the beach, you can also become the target of unwanted sympathy. At the same time, package holidays and resort stays targeted at singles can often be little more than a week of college-style party games and tequila-fueled advances from fellow vacationers. That's fine if you want it, but what travel operators are out there for the more discriminating solo traveler? Here...
...drive-by shooting that wounded two others in the limo in which he was riding, following a dispute at a nightclub on New Year's Eve; in Denver. Police said they had no reason to believe that Williams, who finished the season with four interceptions, was a target...
...soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have the most dangerous job in Afghanistan. The dark khaki camouflage uniform - a gift from the U.S. government - may as well be a beacon for Taliban attacks. Insurgents often target the ANA, knowing that the poorly prepared troops rarely drive armored vehicles and lack sufficient firepower to mount a counter-offensive. Several hundred ANA troops have died in combat since 2003, and a new Taliban directive has decreed that their alliance with foreign forces makes ANA soldiers infidels, and thus a legitimate target...
...props, all courtesy of corporate America. Red Mad Hatter hats had "Chevy" stamped on them. This year there was "wordfetti": pieces of cardboard, a bit smaller than calling cards, with the words CELEBRATE, LOVE, PEACE, PLAY and DANCE printed on them. On the back was the logo of Target, which also sponsored those glasses in the shape of a 2007, with the zeroes for eye holes (a clever design that will become obsolete in 2010). DiscoverCard had its brand on the ginchiest bit of couture, a fringed fleece boa, with jingle bells. Periodically, officials went into the crowd to distribute...