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Military officials say the insurgency doesn't have the numbers to win a conventional fight. But the Taliban doesn't need to win. It just needs to outlast the will of foreign nations. Few Afghans believe that the Taliban offers a better alternative to the current government, but many are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: A War That's Still Not Won | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

Religion may not have been her motive, but Hasna was an early, willing casualty of the latest jihadi trend: the use of women on the front lines of the holy war. American and Iraqi officials say jihadi groups are deploying female bombers far more frequently to slip past the heavy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Female Suicide Bombers: The Latest Weapon | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

When it comes to patriotism, conservatives and liberals need each other, because love of country requires both affirmation and criticism. It's a good thing that Americans fly the flag on July 4. In a country as diverse as ours, patriotic symbols are a powerful balm. And if people stopped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War Over Patriotism | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

Although their new movies feature drugs, Sir Ben and Apatow rarely use the D word when discussing them, as if willing pot out of delinquency and into mere dysfunction. For The Wackness, weed's a crutch; it takes the edge off loneliness, ennui or the shyness people feel around the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pot: Now Starring in Your Favorite Movie | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

It's hard out there for a Christian Right leader. Last December came and went with barely a peep about a grinchy liberal "War on Christmas." The Republican nominee, John McCain, has refused to make the pilgrimage to Colorado Springs, telling the Focus on the Family leader to come to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Dobson's Obama Hit Backfiring? | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

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