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Rather than being defeated by the U.S.-led war on terrorism, Islamic militants seem to be methodically widening their holy war against the U.S. and its allies. Turkey made an obvious target. Even under the current Islamic-party government, democratic Turkey has remained staunchly secular and pro-Western. It was the first Muslim nation to recognize Israel, and cultivates extensive ties with the Jewish state. Long a faithful U.S. ally and member of NATO, Turkey aspires to join the European Union. Although its populace bitterly opposed the war in Iraq and its Parliament refused to let the U.S. deploy soldiers...
...King. France's Jacquard calls the tactic a new "strategy of rupture." The purpose, he says, is to force Muslims "to finally, fatally decide whether they are for or against righteous jihad." Jacquard says Saudi intelligence officials told him the Riyadh bombers who struck on Nov. 8 picked their target, knowing the apartment complex housed many Arabs, to send the message that all who resist jihad are fair game. To kill fellow Muslims during Ramadan, as terrorists did in Istanbul and Riyadh, "is an act of unspeakable extremism, and that's how it's supposed to be viewed," Jacquard says...
...self-drive Driving is tricky in Moresby. You have to go slow enough to avoid accidents (a collision with the wrong people might become the cue for violent confrontation) but quick enough to avoid being a target. Hire an experienced local driver...
...quality of counterfeit notes entering circulation this year. One of the culprits: weak or nonexistent anticounterfeiting legislation in some East European countries, which makes it nearly impossible to get a forgery conviction. Nearly two years after the introduction of a common currency, the euro has become a juicy target for counterfeit artists. Not only is it the world's most common currency - some €650 billion are now in circulation vs. U.S. $620 billion - but it is still comparatively unfamiliar to the people who use it both inside the E.U. and on the borders of the euro zone, where...
...Ensure your local office sends something modest to pick you up. Don't self-drive Driving is tricky in Moresby. You have to go slow enough to avoid accidents (a collision with the wrong people might become the cue for violent confrontation) but quick enough to avoid being a target. Hire an experienced local driver if you can. Carry some cash Always have about 50 kina ($15) on you - that way, if you're stopped by a raskol, you've got something to pacify him with. Drink like a tourist By that we mean stick to the big hotels...