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...Others fear that support for the militant cause will be boosted by the well-publicized success of their relief work. Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Islamabad, has noted his "concern" over the renewed strength of the jihadi groups, which may now find it easier to attract recruits and to wield political influence among ordinary Kashmiris. Still, the militants worry about another crackdown by Musharraf. As Lashkar-e-Toiba spokesman Yahya Mujahid told TIME, "We fear the government will toe the American line and curb our humanitarian work." And if that happens, says Mujahid, "The Kashmiris will die of hunger...
...embargo for siding with Israel. Prices skyrocketed; Saudi Arabia enjoyed a couple of years of fat profits. Then, the U.S. and other Western countries improved their economies, and adjusted to new prices, while per capita income in Saudi Arabia has sharply dropped since. A country that is prepared to wield energy weapons must know that it is going to lose in the long run. History gives an unequivocal answer to where Russia will slide, should it embark on this road...
Dissenters (many of them failed Ferberizers) are often drawn to his night-and-day counterpart, Dr. William Sears, another best-selling pediatrician. Sears' ideology of "attachment parenting" has achieved cultlike status among earthy mamas who wield their babies in slings, eschew pacifiers, breastfeed on demand and, at night, curl up with their babies in their (preferably king-size) family bed. Co-sleeping adherents believe Mom and Dad should actively parent into the wee hours, if a sleepless baby so desires. Opponents accuse the Attachmentites of sacrificing adult independence to infant whims and ask what happens when the grownups finally decide...
...tells it, she urged them to work on turnout for the December elections, explaining that in politics, the last 10 or 15 percent is the hardest to get. The Sunnis had many more eligible voters than that, she said, so if they turned them out in force, they could wield considerable clout as the new government is being formed...
...ropes ourselves seems to be great preparation for the outside world.” Sean R. Fredricks ’07, directing “The Alchemist” this fall with Simon N. Nicholas ’07, also praises the level of control that Harvard directors can wield. “Students directing students can be frustrating at times,” Fredricks says, “but it can also be amazingly rewarding when you can learn lessons in a place where you’re allowed to fail. Harvard is a great place to fall...