Word: uncleared
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...active resistance against occupying U.S. forces. But in other ways, Mosul was a comfortable fit for the brothers, because key elements of Saddam's top officer corps came from there. At what point the brothers arrived in Mosul, a scenic city that is a popular family holiday destination, remains unclear. As TIME reported in the June 2 issue, in late May Uday dispatched a relative to try to negotiate the terms of a surrender to U.S. forces, according to a source familiar with the communications. The U.S., of course, never had any intention of offering Uday the amnesty he sought...
...very least, that means three ships, carrying close to 5,000 Marines and sailors, should arrive in the waters off Monrovia within the next two weeks. What they will do once they get there is unclear. A U.S. military official says the mission does not involve separating the combatants or enforcing a cease-fire, and others have insisted that any deployment would not last more than three to four months. President Bush stressed that the U.N. "will be responsible for developing a political solution and for relieving the U.S. troops in short order...
Everyone loves a mystery, which may be why PRIVATE JESSICA LYNCH'S 15 minutes of fame have yet to fade. It's still unclear exactly what happened when her convoy was ambushed in Iraq and, later, when she was rescued--and Lynch isn't talking. But at her homecoming, the soft-spoken hero won hearts by simply acknowledging the sacrifices of others and her gratitude at being home...
...international airports to handle the crowds of foreign visitors are now erecting new barriers to keep them out. Indonesia has decided to abolish tourist visas on arrival, citing reciprocity: if Western nations won't give us visas on arrival, why should we make it easy for them? (It remains unclear when the new regulation will go into effect, if ever.) Travel advisories posted by the U.S. and other governments have also had a long-term dampening effect on the markets in Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and elsewhere...
...begin. "If you are going to fight corruption, you have to deal with the Uzans," claims Radikal columnist Berkan. Bizarrely, state-owned companies continue to go Uzan's way. In June the family won yet another privatization bid, this one for the petroleum company Petkim, though it's unclear how it will come up with the down-payment by August's deadline. Yet no one denies that Uzan's far-right nationalist Youth Party is a political threat. Support has risen in internal polls from 7% to 17% in the past eight months. A minimum of 10% is needed...