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...Furthermore, Western intelligence sources tell TIME that Al-Saadi Nahed, a Saudi extremist and veteran of the insurgency in Iraq, has been appointed "emir" for al-Qaeda in Lebanon. Nahed, who, according to intelligence sources, arrived in Lebanon earlier this month, has replaced Fahd al-Mughamis, who was arrested last June in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley along with other members of his cell while plotting to carry out bombings. Last month, an indictment against Mughamis stated that he was al-Qaeda's coordinator for Lebanon, Jordan and Syria and that his cell had been trained by Esbat al-Ansar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was Al-Qaeda Behind Beirut Bombing? | 1/25/2008 | See Source »

...they teamed up. "I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes," Obama barked in a Jan. 21 debate as he was dragged into a brawl with what the tabloids called "the two-headed monster" named Clinton. But by then it didn't matter so much who won the night, since he lost so much just by fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaming Up | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...office. Now it's his turn, wielding the hatchet in New Hampshire as he hacked away at the "fairy tale" that is Obama's candidacy and taking Hillary's place in South Carolina so she could focus on Super-Duper Tuesday contests. Some party elders were disturbed enough to tell him to knock it off. Some feminists wondered how satisfying it would be to see the first woman nominated being carried over the finish line by her husband. And Obama himself sounded at times like a man without hope, playing defense in the very game he had promised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaming Up | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...China, but as Destination's somewhat schizophrenic combination of outer reserve and inner exuberance demonstrates, it still pays to be careful. Beijing's attitude has been described as a triple-no policy: no approval, no disapproval, no promotion. That sort of "Don't ask, don't tell" system is emblematic of the regime's delicate handling of many personal-liberties issues raised by the country's growing middle class. For their part, China's gays seem content to live within the government boundaries, albeit not without the occasional snipe at the authorities. Young gay men, for example, have co-opted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...West Frontier Province, they will form small Taliban committees," says Rana. "They will not be violent or militant. They will preach to the people, they will say this is good, and this is against Islam. They will praise those who go to mosque and shame the others. They will tell the people they are just there to bring Sharia. Once they are accepted, then will come their militias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Face of Pakistan's New Taliban | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

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