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...coming officers is starting to raise eyebrows inside the Pentagon. Both Fallon and Keating were appointed by Gates' predecessor Donald Rumsfeld-a Defense Secretary known for strong-arming even the most senior commanders-and while continuity is useful in military circles, keeping the same leadership has a ripple effect: it keeps lower-ranking officers from moving up and, some critics argue, discourages new or creative thinking...
...attack were three al-Qaeda agents suspected of blowing up the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 with the loss of more than 200 lives. In its pursuit of its own narrow - if understandable and perhaps laudable - goals, the U.S. has ignored the radicalizing effect that its actions will have on Somalis. Somalis have a long tradition of moderate, secular Islam and regard al-Qaeda's call to arms against the U.S. and its allies as more exhortations by interfering foreigners. But that could change. Iraq showed how calling someone al-Qaeda and then attacking them can become...
...successes, however, made little immediate practical difference. The K.M.T.'s iron hold on power remains unshaken, and there is no guarantee that the government will allow the D.P.P. to continue functioning. Though President Chiang Ching-kuo promised last October that he would lift martial law, which has been in effect for 38 years, and permit the formation of new political parties, the changes have yet to be approved. But even when they are on the books, the D.P.P. could continue to remain outside the law because it refuses to meet one key government requirement: acceptance of Taiwan as politically indivisible...
...military's role will be particularly crucial starting this week, when a 60-day truce with Communist rebels goes into effect. The army has been suspicious of possible Communist moves during the cease-fire and has been making contingency plans to counter them. The new Defense Minister Rafael Ileto called on the armed forces last week to remain united and be prepared either to cooperate with the insurgents if a "constructive situation" develops or to take "armed action if and when the talks break down." An early failure of the truce is not unlikely. Last week the outlawed Communist Party...
...into the wear-and-wash act. Around parts of the Sunbelt, young collegians and high schoolers have begun aping the University of Oklahoma's star linebacker, Brian Bosworth, who has been seen sporting a streak of black on one side of his blond hairdo and an ever changing rainbow effect on the other side. His ultrashort hair, however, sometimes presents problems: the color occasionally refuses to hold. New York University Freshman Paul Nagle prefers to highlight his brown waves with an electric shade of aubergine to complement his camouflage fatigues. He calls the fad a kind of "Disney rebellion." Says...