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...ruins of the Ottoman Empire. But now that terror attacks from militants based in Pakistan-controlled territory have brought the South Asian rivals to the brink of war, there's a growing fear that Musharraf may instead turn out to be Pakistan's Yasser Arafat - a domestically weak leader caught between his obligations to the West and to his neighbors, on the one hand, and his own instincts and the passions of his power base on the other...
...Star Wars saga, I have nothing but the utmost respect for writer-producer-director George Lucas [ARTS, April 29]. I'm looking forward to Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones, but Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace was a bad movie because it was a weak story poorly told. It focused on arcane trade disputes and internecine politics instead of characters. Too many key scenes were designed to show off all the new tricks and special effects. As for Lucas' assertion that he can't make his films for fans, I agree that he can't seriously...
...while there is plenty of will, there still is no clearly effective way to move against Saddam. Senior Administration officials at the highest levels of planning say there are few good options. Saddam's internal security makes a successful coup unlikely. The Iraqi opposition is weak and scattered. And this is a war that the rest of the world, with the possible exception of Britain, is not eager for America to wage. While key allies in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, would be more than happy to see Saddam go, they are too busy worrying...
While Ahmed Chalabi, the tweedy, M.I.T.-educated head of the London-based Iraqi National Congress, is the best-known member of the weak Iraqi opposition, he is not a unanimous choice to inherit the reins of power once Saddam is driven out. Though he enjoys some backing in the White House and the Pentagon, both the CIA and the State Department deride him as a divisive, autocratic blowhard. Since he is a Shi'ite Muslim, Chalabi is viewed with suspicion by many of Iraq's powerful Sunni neighbors, such as Saudi Arabia. The Administration has recently increased contacts with...
...that’s just the result of playing in a weak Ivy conference,” Snyder added...