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This is familiar terrain for McEwan. Betrayal by loved ones and the serene corruption of children are subjects he knows well. The incestuous siblings of his first novel, The Cement Garden, keep Mother buried belowstairs while they sport with each other above. The family dynamic in Atonement is less ghoulish but every bit as treacherous...
...altitudes above 8,000 ft. (2,440 m), troops fought on rocky, snow-patched mountain terrain and faced subfreezing temperatures at night. Enemy fighters were entrenched, zealous and far more numerous than the U.S. had estimated, using rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns against allied ground troops and aircraft...
When the targeteers at U.S. Central Command grew frustrated in their hunt for al-Qaeda fighters hiding in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, they utilized a new tactic that turned the rugged terrain to their advantage: causing avalanches. With the help of U.S. Geological Survey maps and a Navy reservist who is a geologist in the civilian world, U.S. bombs triggered dozens of rock slides into forested areas where al-Qaeda troops were hiding. Warplanes dropped smart bombs on precise points where the geologist predicted they would act like jackhammers on rocky cliffs. The tactic had the advantage of surprise...
...fishing port of Berlevag is about as far as you can get from anywhere, perching on the Barents Sea above the Arctic Circle in Finnmark, Norway's northernmost county. Despite the remote location and frozen terrain, Berlev?g has something to warm hearts across much of Europe - a 30-man amateur choral ensemble starring in a poignant and quirky film called Heftig & Begeistret, or Cool & Crazy...
...peace plans currently in circulation. And Sharon, at least for now, lacks an alternative. He remains in deep political trouble at home for his failure to deal with an Israeli security crisis that has substantially deepened on his watch. And even many hawkish Israelis are concerned that the negotiating terrain of long-term solutions not be left entirely to Palestinian allies and Israeli doves...