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...AGREED UPON. A PEACE ACCORD FOR ACEH, Indonesian province that has endured a bloody, 29-year separatist conflict; by the Indonesian government and leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (G.A.M.); in Helsinki. The Dec. 26 tsunami that killed up to 130,000 Acehnese provided an impetus for the two sides to end their fighting. Indonesian military chief General Endriartono Sutarto urged G.A.M. to abide by the pact, scheduled to be signed in Helsinki on Aug. 15, saying, "Now is the time for them to put their weapons down and jointly rebuild Aceh." President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised to withdraw...
...also ended with a whimper, settled with both parties claiming victory. Still, Westmoreland inspired enthusiasm among many of those he commanded. "He was the storybook soldier, South Carolina Eagle Scout, a born leader," retired General Wesley Clark told TIME. "I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon," Westmoreland once noted. "I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts...
...jihadist suicide bomber and his like are cowardly egocentrics. Uppermost in the bomber's mind is the promise that he will enter paradise immediately upon dying as a martyr. There was scant mention of furthering the Iraqi or Muslim cause, no explanation of how his death might lead to some lofty goal. The bomber's prime aim is personal spiritual salvation and reward. Casuistry and sophistry are the tools used by terrorists to justify their actions. The bomber relies on selective application of Koran verses. He aims to get to paradise, even if it is over the dead bodies...
...have chanced upon Our Red Sox in the past few months might have realized, parts of the above history are cribbed from my book. Of course, as any of you who know anything about the business I?m in are well aware, double-dipping is a time-honored journalistic tradition...
Fitzpatrick was appreciative, but bewildered—though his agent had “pretty much agreed” upon a deal with the Rams, he hadn’t actually signed anything yet. His first inkling of his supposed “signing” was when a former Harvard teammate called him Monday morning...