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Person of the Week Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has granted himself sweeping new constitutional powers that strengthen his ability to thwart political opponents, including exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf, an army general, still maintains he is a force for democracy in Pakistan. But there can be no fair elections under his reforms...
...told his Cabinet how he plans to thwart the Americans. First, elections will be held in January only if the Israelis pull their troops out of all Palestinian towns--something that looks less likely with each new terror attack, like the Hebrew University bombing last week that killed seven. Second, rather than be relegated to a symbolic role, Arafat plans to step aside as President and run for the Prime Minister's job himself. He has suggested Haider Abdel Shafi, a respected Gazan, for the ceremonial presidency. Abdel Shafi was unavailable for comment, but aides close to Arafat...
...coca crop has grown fivefold in five years, to more than 400,000 acres, despite almost $1 billion in U.S. eradication funds. Authorities now say they will spray only "industrial-size" coca fields and not those of smaller farmers, who are, of course, the voters. If Morales can thwart the U.S. in Bolivia--South America's poorest nation but Washington's eradication showcase--it means the elimination effort has been a washout...
While my travel budget and my own physical limitations prevent me from saving the world myself, I can still visit the corners of the globe and thwart the many forms of evil I find there. And I can do it all in a quick thirty minutes, by living vicariously through the characters I watch: Aladdin, Hercules, and Kim Possible. Genius, your name is Disney...
...this end. Sadly, the time it will take to create a Homeland Security office gives terrorists a large window of opportunity. Critical tactics in fighting this new and different war will require the utilization of human-intelligence operatives whose primary duty will be to infiltrate terrorist organizations, compromise and thwart their plans and ultimately identify and eliminate the leaders. ARMOND SIMMONS Pell City...