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...Karzai brushed off the near miss, but his American guardians insisted on returning to Kabul. Half-jokingly, Karzai said, "I'm an Afghan, and I promise I'll take my revenge." Sure enough, the next day, Karzai slipped past his American protectors and, with two baffled Afghan bodyguards in tow, commandeered a driver to take him to a Kabul bazaar. The President wanted to buy a pomegranate...
...unhelpful, says Tow, if the country is seen as too subservient to the U.S. Thanks to a clever headline in an Australian magazine, the impression is widespread in Asia that Australia's Prime Minister sees himself as Bush's "deputy sheriff." That image has been damaging, says Tow. The reality since Howard took office has been a steady strengthening of ties with Asia in trade, diplomacy, law enforcement and counterterrorism. But "in Asia, style is often substance," and the "deputy sheriff" image is one Labor is particularly anxious to dispel...
...monolithic nor stable. It was uncertainty in the region - including the 1995 collapse of the Keating Labor government's security agreement with Indonesia and the resulting debacle in East Timor - that helped convince Howard to reinvigorate the alliance in the late '90s. "At the end of the day," says Tow, "the U.S. relationship is so fundamental - what alternative does Australia have? Would China be the new great and powerful friend? It doesn't relate to anybody on those terms. Would ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) be the collaborator? Australia would have to go through a cultural...
...plan will go ahead if Labor wins the election, he did not mention it in his campaign-launch speech last week; instead, he focused on Labor's willingness to work with the U.S. But even if Bush is reelected, "provided Labor doesn't draw too hard a line," says Tow, "there would probably be extensive talks on how to finesse this." There might then be a slightly uncomfortable "getting to know you" period, but it's unlikely the alliance would suffer permanent harm. "Even though Latham is a bit persona non grata in Washington," says Dupont, a Labor government could...
...crew’s opening heat in Greece, the eight set the world record for their event, covering the two kilometers in 5.56.55. But Romania edged out the Americans in the final by half a length, and Davies has returned to Cambridge, silver medal in tow, to complete her senior year...