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Furthermore, despite this administration’s sweeping characterization of all failed states—like Sudan, Haiti, or Cote d’Ivoire—as threats to national integrity, the overwhelming majority of failed states pose no security threat to America. Any dangers that emanate from these nations do not derive from the state itself, but from other organizations within the state, such as terrorist cells. The fact that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups operate from within failed states is not very telling. They operate just as successfully in Germany, Canada, and other countries that are certainly...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: The Flaws of Interventionism | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...global warming may exacerbate the threat - an unsettling thought, given the viciousness of the disease. "The plague bacillus is probably the most pathogenic infectious agent on the planet right now, and we still don't know why it's so virulent," says Elisabeth Carniel, a plague expert at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. It may no longer make history, but plague hasn't lost its terrifying power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return of the Plague | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...bodyguards fidgeted nervously as an Australian Black Hawk helicopter thudded away over a distant peak. In a rambling - at times incomprehensible - conversation, Reinado accused the Australian government of installing Ramos-Horta as a puppet to preside over the oil-fuelled economy, said he feared his life was under threat by supporters of the leftist Fretilin party who still sought to rule the country, and claimed he was still true to his role as an army officer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Last Meeting with East Timor's Rebel Leader | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...publicly with open dialogue? Why are they so scared that they want to kill me?" He held Ramos-Horta and Gusmão partly to blame for the Same raid. "Ramos-Horta was in the meeting with Xanana when they agreed to do this thing," he said. "What threat do I make for this nation? Which civilian do I threaten or kill? I have a right also to defend myself." He vowed never to lay down his arms. "Who does this gun belong to? It doesn't belong to Xanana or Horta. This belongs to the people of this country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Last Meeting with East Timor's Rebel Leader | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...getting better every week and will hopefully peak in April.” Although the team improved in singles, the squad seemed to worsen in doubles. If the Crimson can combine its newfound confidence in singles with its old, consistent play in doubles, however, it might become a serious threat. “We just need to put it all together,” Green said. “We feel it’s going to be soon.” The Crimson will be back in action next Saturday against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., before traveling to Williamsburg...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Win Remains Elusive For Harvard | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

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