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...taking away the population from the enemy," he told TIME. "What we are trying to do is change the dynamics in the area where we are operating." In order to do that, Marines are leaving their armored humvees and sitting down with village elders and tribal leaders to assess their needs, and assuring them that this time the Americans will be sticking around. (See pictures of the new U.S. offensive...
...seven years ago, but conditions have probably not improved even though Pyongyang continues to funnel scarce resources into weapons programs. Food shortages returned last year, while aid and investment from neighbors such as South Korea and Japan have dwindled. How bad the situation may be is hard to assess since North Korea doesn't reveal significant economic data. Estimates from South Korea's central bank, released on Monday, suggest that North Korea's gross domestic product recovered in 2008 after two years of contraction, with 3.7% growth. The bank attributed the increase to "one-off factors," such as an improved...
With such a reliance on developing oil revenue, Ecuador recognizes that its miles of jungle face unprecedented risk. The planned highway linking the Pacific Ocean to the Napo River will cause damage hard to assess before it strikes. With the large variability and low populations that characterize Amazon eco-systems, separating already-disperse species will have serious consequences...
...adds. The third candidate, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, also held back, despite his penchant for emotional rhetoric and lofty speeches. "In Indonesia, the parties have not translated their ideas into agendas," says Anies Baswedan, president of Paramadina University and moderator of the first presidential debate. "Most here assess less on what is said than how it was said...
...condemn both the use of torture and the release of its images [June 1]. The response to the use of torture should be based on a factual examination, not on a visceral reaction to pictures. Images are not necessary to understand and evaluate what has happened. One can assess a story about a murder, for example - and have a complete moral response - without seeing the crime-scene photos. Nadia El-Badry, DOBBS FERRY...