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...also possible that the air power is being marshaled to hit countries other than Afghanistan - some U.S. officials, notably deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz, are reportedly pushing hard for strikes against suspected terrorist facilities in Iraq and in Lebanon's Bekaa valley. But unless Washington is able to show its allies cast-iron evidence of direct involvement of any state in the September 11 attacks, air strikes on third countries remain an unlikely scenario because they could easily alienate the Arab allies whose intelligence support remains the critical factor in the coalition's ability to destroy Bin Laden...
Have you ever tried to start a bar brawl over who America's best social critic might be? Unless you're drinking at George Plimpton's, it's impossible. Perhaps that's why we decided to test your taste for controversy with our choice for America's Best Athlete. Still: Allen Iverson is the nation's paragon of athletic skill? Really...
Pierce, 67, believes music can be the most effective method for attracting young people. It's a mass medium, and one that can reach the unsuspecting. No one is going to read one of his books or pamphlets, or even tune in to one of his radio shows, unless he or she is in the market for hate. "But people turn music on not because they are interested in the message, but because they like the sound," he says...
...summer soon after the Taliban had come to power, I worked lobbying the American government not to recognize the government unless they improved their treatment of women. This was before bin Laden became a resident. That alone did more to assure that the Taliban would remain exiled from American support than any of my organization’s work...
...Laden's wristwatch and listen in on his every cell phone conversation. That is, of course, if they know where he is. (And the Saudi terrorist-financier long ago figured out that his cell phone wasn't secure.) The point is that the most sophisticated intelligence technology is useless unless some of the simplest information is available...