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...cease-fire' declared by Hamas has not impressed Israel, but it was never meant to. The radical Islamist group on Friday announced a halt to suicide bombings and mortar attacks inside Israel-proper "in response to many wise people who want to avoid giving our occupiers a chance to split our unity." And the reason for their concern was underlined Friday in Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp, where five Palestinians died and at least 70 were injured when Hamas and Islamic Jihad gunmen attacked a Palestinian Authority police post. Clashes between the PA and its Palestinian opponents have grown increasingly...
...STARTING POINT: As we enter the annual cycle of New Year's resolutions and self-improvement (diet, anyone?), we would be wise to heed the admonitions of bestselling business and personal development guru Brian Tracy, the author of "Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals" (Amacom). For while Tracy's claims are bold, his book offers relief to frustrated business people with too many professional and personal demands on their time - which is to say, all of us. Tracy's essential idea is that too many folks are frittering away...
...same time that smugglers are getting better at obtaining their merchandise, they are also getting smarter about transporting it. The first nuclear black marketeers carried their contraband straight out of Russia and into Europe, across some of the best-guarded borders in the world. As customs officials caught wise, the smugglers started shifting their route south, running a flanking pattern through Central Asia, the Caucasus Mountains and Turkey before resurfacing in Europe. This modified buttonhook play allows traffickers to take advantage of established drug routes--a smart strategy, since customs agents in a place such as Tajikistan, where 200 tons...
...tell TIME they are worried Zinni will pressure Israel to make concessions to P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat. "I don't like the whole idea of what he's doing out there," says a senior Administration official. The carping could undermine Zinni's mission even before it gets under way; wise to the Bush Administration's continuing reticence to engage in the Middle East, some parties in the region wonder if Zinni has the full support of the White House. "[The State Department] is there to placate the Arabs," says a senior Arab official. "The real action is at the White...
...energy that will power the Crimson’s up-tempo offense this year. Harvard doesn’t try to hide the fact that it’s going small this year. But while the Crimson’s backcourt-oriented style may not match up favorably size-wise, Merchant and Prasse-Freeman help give Harvard a combination of slashers and long-range shooters that creates just the right balance of penetration and perimeter play...