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...corrupt, dependent on the support of unsavory warlords - some of whom are no more inclined to allow girls to go to school than is the Taliban - and may possibly even be in league with drug traffickers. And yet, this week's news that Gul Agha Sherzai, seen by many Western diplomats as a favored challenger to Karzai, had chosen not to stand in the August election seems to confirm that Washington has little alternative but to live with Karzai. (See a multimedia view of U.S. operations in Afghanistan...
...mutiny as an excuse to mobilize the military against demonstrators. "It is possible the authorities might use the incident with the military unit in Mukhrovani to quell the rallies in Tbilisi," said Mamuka Katsitadze, an opposition leader, although the Georgian leadership may be wary of igniting Western opposition given its precarious position...
...statements from the U.S., the U.K. and France, which have called on the Sri Lankan government to halt the fighting until the 50,000 or so remaining civilians can leave. The LTTE are believed to be using them as human shields, but Rajapaksa has been unmoved by entreaties from Western countries to allow aid agencies to enter the war zone to help them. On April 28, the government denied a visa to a Swedish diplomat who was supposed to be part of a European mission to Sri Lanka. On April 29, Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President's brother...
...belong among the best in their respective sport.The Harvard co-ed sailing team was given that chance this past weekend at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Semifinals at the Fan Pier Boston. Facing light and shifty winds that created rather tricky conditions, the Crimson placed seventh in the western portion of the semifinals. Harvard was rewarded for its efforts with one of 18 spots in the ICSA/Gill National Dinghy Championships in San Francisco, Calif. from June 1-3, accomplishing its season-long goal of making nationals.“The first and foremost goal was to qualify...
...Martinelli may well be the President who cuts the new locks' ribbons. That moment could make Panama the kind of player in the western hemisphere that Singapore is in the eastern - provided Panama finally has a competent, trustworthy administration in place. "Panama is already becoming a type of counterpole to Miami in terms of where Latin Americans are looking to park their resources," says Kaufman Purcell. "Voters chose Martinelli in large part to see that through." Panamanians will have to hope now that by the time the locks' expansion and Martinelli's presidency are finished, they'll have both...