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...military. Indeed, in 1996, Washington dispatched two aircraft carriers to the waters off Taiwan after Beijing fired unarmed missiles at the island. In recent years, however, the U.S. and China have grown closer: the two countries have forged strong economic ties, and Beijing has supported Washington's war on terror and its efforts to contain North Korea. The U.S.'s deep involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan also means it is unwilling-and perhaps unable-to deal with any additional trouble over Taiwan. Hence, what Washington wants is for Chen to not rile China. "It is in nobody's interest...
...Give Peace a Chance Your notebook item "a truce on Terror" [May 3] stated that the cease-fire between the Pakistani military and pro?al-Qaeda fighters "could be a severe setback for the Bush Administration, which has been leaning on Pakistan to carry out a clean sweep of al-Qaeda and the Taliban" from the Waziristan area of Pakistan. It also stated that "the truce raises doubts about the resolve of the Pakistanis to root out al-Qaeda fugitives." But violence only begets violence. In the Iraqi town of Fallujah, Americans were fighting the so-called liberated Iraqis, whereas...
...recently deceased incumbent: "Voters preferred the dead guy." He shows footage of Bush clowning at his desk in March 2003, moments before giving the televised address that announced the invasion of Iraq. He shows a newsclip of Bush on a golf course saying sternly, "We must stop the terror," then reverting to country-club form by adding cheerfully, "Now watch this drive." There's a shot from a few years back of Moore elbowing his way toward then-Governor Bush, who recognizes him and says, "Behave yourself, will ya? Go and find real work." Moore's goal here...
...occupation of Iraq or its support of Israel could move some extremists to attempt to bring the war to the American homeland. "At the end the day, it's probably one of the simplest forms of attack, and it's one of the hardest to detect," says one counter-terror veteran...
...fact, U.S. analysts are at a loss to explain why the homeland has thus far escaped such attacks, since a number of extremist groups, particularly Hamas, have a sizeable presence here. One factor, officials say, is that terror leaders still regard America as a cash cow, and don't want to antagonize moderate Muslim donors. Another reason, says one specialist, may simply be that while there seems to be an endless supply of fanatical youths willing to die for the cause in the Middle East, most of them simply can't get visas...