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...should realize in this turmoil, however, that Halloween has never really been about violence. Our Americanized concept of the holiday has, in fact always involved the harmless pursuit of fun for kids and college students alike. No feelings of sadness or guilt can change the inherently benign nature of the holiday, and our celebrations must carry on as usual...
...handbook. "What's really significant about this is the timing," Jacquard notes. "Bombs are falling on Afghanistan, U.S. special troops are apparently now on the ground, and things have got to be really heating up for al-Qaeda, its leaders and its training camps. And yet, amid all that turmoil and chaos, what do they do? They rush through the completion of this document and smuggle it out of Afghanistan and into Europe, where they've made its publication the No. 1 priority." The book, Jacquard says, is meant to be al-Qaeda's "testament," a written form...
...We’re going to have a hard time doing anything that’s going to create inner turmoil,” Turszkowska said...
Bringing back the King has its drawbacks. Zahir Shah is 86, and many Afghans resent the fact that throughout the brutal war against the Soviets and the turmoil afterward, he remained aloof from their suffering, silent in his gilded exile. But already a groundswell for his return is growing among the Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan along the frontier. Reports are sketchy, but in the southern Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika influential tribal elders are so worried about rising support for the King among their clansmen that they are threatening to burn down the houses of anyone caught switching...
...raising premiums, or even denying coverage, for travel to certain areas. Business travelers are re-examining whether, with technology such as video conferencing available, they really need to make so many trips. And many people simply don't want to be away from home at a time of turmoil...