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...down on extremist groups that had been promoting terrorism. As a result, the groups Musharraf banned, which after the January speech merely changed their names and bank-account numbers, went further underground. Whether Musharraf has control over these groups remains doubtful. "Our objective is death to India by a thousand cuts. And we believe Kashmir will break the back of the camel and will result in the disintegration of the whole of India," says a top commander of the militant organization formerly known as Lashkar-e-Taiba, now called al-Dawa...
...launch a war on Afghanistan and Iraq [LETTER FROM FRANCE, May 20]. This is preposterous! Meyssan should show some respect for America. He should know that were it not for the U.S. government and our military, all French people, including him, might be speaking German today! EDMOND ROBERT MANSOOR Thousand Oaks, Calif...
Bembry, 44, is part of a new wave of ministers who are teaching their flocks how to climb out of debt and into the financial markets. His is one of 120 churches that have paid $1,000 each to join One Thousand Churches Connected, an economic-literacy program led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. "This is not about poor; it's about poor habits," says Jackson. "People are buying fancy cars and renting houses. They are choking on debt, living beyond their means...
...Research Associates, 45% of respondents said they would be more likely to try financial services if they were sponsored by their church. And companies are eager to peddle their wares to such receptive audiences. Some firms, including Citigroup, Intuit and Freddie Mac, have signed on to work with One Thousand Churches. But others like Merrill Lynch--which quietly donated $30,000 to the program last month--seem hesitant to publicly affiliate themselves with Jackson's financial ministry...
...Jackson's pitch is nothing like Ike's. "These are not get-rich-quick schemes," Jackson says. "This is about learning to own your own home and to plan for your child's college education." Jackson readily admits, though, that he's targeting a potentially lucrative group: "A thousand churches is a substantial niche market...