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...Musharraf made his landmark speech denouncing Islamic extremism last January, there were hopes, even in India, that Musharraf was destined to be Pakistan's Kemal Ataturk - the nationalist general who founded a modern, secular Turkey on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. But now that terror attacks from militants based in Pakistan-controlled territory have brought the South Asian rivals to the brink of war, there's a growing fear that Musharraf may instead turn out to be Pakistan's Yasser Arafat - a domestically weak leader caught between his obligations to the West and to his neighbors...
...ultimate freebie. After all, terrorism is not warfare in the conventional sense, where the object is to project power in order to destroy an enemy's military capability. Terrorism is more in the nature of violence-as-propaganda, using spectacular attacks to terrorize an enemy's support base as well as to embolden and inspire the terrorists' own supporters. Al-Qaeda's modus operandi over the past four years has been to conduct one or two spectacular attacks a year (which may require them to attempt a few more, on the assumption that some will be foiled). Theirs...
Dwane Pass had a great idea for a new business: a proprietary wireless system that would allow physicians to check medical records and write prescriptions on handheld computers. All he needed to launch the product that his company was developing was a partner with an established customer base. So he approached Medical Manager Health Systems of Tampa, Fla., whose software had helped thousands of doctors manage their medical practices. In return for access to those physicians, says Pass, 45, he gave plans for his wireless system to John Kang, then co-CEO at Medical Manager. But after he handed over...
E.ON isn't openly in talks with anyone yet, but speculation centers on companies that are located near LG&E. J.P. Morgan Chase utility analyst Pierre Stiennon says to look for a deal with Cinergy, based in Cincinnati, Ohio; Allegheny Energy in Hagerstown, Md.; or PPL of Allentown, Pa. All three companies produce and sell power on the wholesale market and also serve a large base of regulated retail customers. Hartmann is known as a careful shopper. When he explored a U.S. acquisition as CEO of Veba, the man on the other side of the table was Enron's Jeff...
...those who do manage to pull themselves out of the hammocks, Nuts Huts makes an ideal base for the leisurely exploration of Bohol Island's southern attractions, like the San Pedro Cathedral in nearby Loboc. The graceful 18th century architecture is impressive, but the real surprise is an unfinished highway overpass headed straight for the bell tower. Someone obviously screwed up: had the road been completed as planned, the cathedral would have had to be demolished. The truncated overpass has yet to be knocked down...