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...thousands of jihadis who flock there to learn the tricks of the trade. Out of their harsh version of "pure" Islam and to keep themselves in power, the Taliban has made of Afghanistan a mecca of terrorism, a land whose aura of Islam ascendant lures volunteers from a vast pool of Muslims who want to partake of Afghanistan's great victory. Many are drawn not simply to bin Laden and his gang but also to the idea of Talibanizing the Muslim world. The CIA estimates that of tens of thousands of fighters who have graduated from Afghan terror camps, only...
...Spirit Room exudes a comfortable aura, feeling like a work from an artist in an assured, mid-career groove. Branch verbally muses and toys with, but isn’t compelled to express everything in her vast vocabulary all at once. Throughout this competent and eminently listenable album, one has to keep reminding oneself that she’s very young; too young to be this good...
...despite his praise for Larry Houston, Smith still has a great of contempt for the Exodus movement, and thinks that its claims are patently untrue. “I think the vast majority of people in the ex-gay movement are unquestionably of the homosexual orientation, and I say that from my experience...
...minutes, and I wrote agonizingly self-conscious answers in the blank spaces of the questionnaire. Then, on the allotted day, I walked up to the second floor of 8 Prescott St. and looked for my name on the alphabetized lists of those fortunate few who got in. Like the vast majority of applicants, my name was not on the lists. For some, rejection starts before arrival on campus: Each year, the Freshman Arts Program (FAP), the First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) and the First-Year Urban Program (FUP) have to turn away interested students. It’s a pretty...
...difficult to express how sad and shocked we are here in India at the horrifying scenes we have seen over the past few days. The vast resources that hatred and evil seem to have at their disposal are frightening, and the challenge of how we are to deal with them is faced by all humanity. We wish to remind the American people that we are with you in your hour of anguish. We know how it feels. SCHARADA BAIL Chennai, India...