Word: warriors
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...some elements of the Taliban's rule. Until the Sept. 11 suicide attacks, for example, neighboring Pakistan had treated the Taliban with the patience of a father dealing with a delinquent teenager. No longer. Last week Pakistani authorities wasted no time in beginning to consider a replacement for the warrior-clerics ruling Afghanistan. The question is whether isolation and U.S.-led pressure will be enough to collapse the Taliban...
...went, and when he returned to Miami International Airport on Jan. 10, he was allowed back in the country despite his expired visa. He didn't bother to list his flight or carrier, yet sailed through immigration. The next month, Atta and Al-Shehhi rented a single-engine Piper Warrior from a Gwinnett County, Ga., flight school. Like many other pilots, they were honing their skills. Atta inquired again about crop dusters--this time in Belle Glade, Fla. He and some men with him wanted to know how much fuel and chemicals the yellow 502 Air Tractors could carry...
...check my bag," said Monya Shannon, a judicial assistant who was headed for Chicago. "I don't mind at all." Of course most of the people who ended up checking their bags were either women traveling alone or a couple that included a woman: I saw several male road warrior types who strolled right to the gate with their bulky cases squeaking along beside them...
...Osama bin Laden. The choices facing Musharraf were stark: if he refused, America would consider it the worst kind of betrayal, and Pakistan would suffer harsh consequences. If he agreed, there would be enormous trouble at home; many Pakistanis believe bin Laden is not a terrorist but a true warrior of the Islamic faith who must be shielded from the U.S. at all costs. Friends say that Musharraf, 58, a low-key soldier with a neatly clipped mustache and tolerant views, was aghast at the suicide attacks. He did not hesitate. "I'll face tremendous difficulties, but I'll support...
...Osama bin Laden. The choices facing Musharraf were stark: if he refused, America would consider it the worst kind of betrayal, and Pakistan would suffer harsh consequences. If he agreed, there would be enormous trouble at home; many Pakistanis believe bin Laden is not a terrorist but a true warrior of the Islamic faith who must be shielded from the U.S. at all costs. Friends say that Musharraf, 58, a low-key soldier with a neatly clipped mustache and tolerant views, was aghast at the suicide attacks. He did not hesitate. "I'll face tremendous difficulties, but I'll support...