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...this is good news for the U.S. and bad news for Osama bin Laden and his men. The Arab, Pakistani and Chechen volunteers he brought to Afghanistan are mounting last stands, because unlike the Taliban's indigenous fighters, these "tourists" can't switch sides. But they're surrounded with little hope of relief, and the moment of "martyrdom" draws near for most. And if bin Laden's survival had depended on the Taliban's, their collapse may well presage...
...then the U.S. was no longer interested in Afghanistan. It paid little attention, too, when its longtime regional ally, Pakistan, organized the Taliban takeover in the hope of ending the civil war on Pakistan-friendly terms. Nor when Osama bin Laden, star fundraiser and organizer of the Arab volunteers who had fought alongside the mujahedeen returned to Afghanistan and quickly forged a close alliance with the Taliban. Indeed, Afghanistan only reemerged on America's national security priority list after Bin Laden's 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa...
When Colin Powell went before Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee wanting to know just what America could do to reverse the image of America as the Great Satan in the Arab world, he found himself explaining his choice of former advertising executive Charlotte Beers to fill the position of Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy. "Well, guess what? She got me to buy Uncle Ben's rice and so there is nothing wrong with getting somebody who knows how to sell something...
...available in print and on the Internet, in 14 languages, which features graphic pictures of the Sept. 11 attack, and uses bin Laden's own words to accuse him of masterminding it. She is also working with the Ad Council to create a poster to be plastered all over Arab countries when the current $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the Most Wanted Terrorists goes to $25 million. Although she told TIME "sell might not be the operative word" for what she's doing, she does resort to ad-speak when describing her efforts, calling...
Historically, warring Muslim nations have not ceased fighting for Ramadan. For example, the 1973 Egyptian-Israeli war is commonly referred to in Arab nations as the “Ramadan War.” However, the United States must be careful not to forget that as a non-Muslim country, its actions will be judged on a different set of criteria. This “war” already risks devolving into a religious struggle, despite the best efforts of Muslim leaders. Osama bin Laden has already couched the conflict in religious terms, castigating Pakistan for their efforts...