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...that turned everything that doctors and patients had believed about the benefits of hormone therapy on its head. The federally funded trial revealed that estrogen and progestin after menopause did not protect women against heart disease, as doctors had previously thought, but in fact increased their risk of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer. After years of recommending the therapy for women well past menopause, doctors then pulled back, prescribing it only for women having the hardest time with menopausal symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats...
First, Kagan claims there has been a notable shift in attitudes among Sunni factions toward the U.S. and against al-Qaeda. Kagan ticked off a number of neighborhoods where local Sunni leaders have joined forces with U.S. troops to attack al- Qaeda cells. Kagan called that development, which he said he did not foresee, "a huge thing...
...none of these is guaranteed, he admitted, and he warned of possible developments that could be a harbinger of failure. A "spectacular attack by al-Qaeda" could spark a wider spiral of violence that would be hard to extinguish, he said. "They have tried it before, and they will try it again." He also fears a significant increase in Iranian support for those fighting U.S. forces. Finally, he noted that the shaky government of Nouri al-Maliki could just implode...
Within two hours of the attack Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility, identifying a 25-year-old Kabul resident named Hasim as the bomber. "This is part of our ongoing ambush operations," he said. "The more we kill foreigners and Americans, the more we will kill Afghan forces who are working as their slaves." Ahmadi was making a reference as well to a suicide car attack on Saturday on a NATO convoy that killed four and wounded five. General Paktiawaal, watching the announcement on the TV in his office, looked harassed and angry. "This is a terrorist attack...
...uncles were on the bus. One was wounded. He hasn't heard about the other. "You know the police provide security for Afghans," he says. "And the enemies of Afghanistan want to destroy our peace and our country. That's why they are targeting our police. They don't attack Americans or Coalition forces, only Afghans...