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...Qaeda sympathizers and backers were able to operate comfortably in Azerbaijan. Corruption is also widespread, particularly, according to Western diplomats, in the ruling élite. Yet as long as Heydar Aliyev was around, observers felt, none of these problems would have prevented the succession gambit from working. "The old fox [had] the vision and ruthlessness to drive it through," says one Western ambassador. So far, Ilham has shown no evidence of inheriting his father's sense of the jugular. But with Heydar's many enemies waiting for signs of weakness, he'll have to develop one fast if he wants...
...links between the two were a little vague, the Administration still had to act. "Intelligence about terrorism is murky", said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on Fox News last Sunday. He added, "I think the lesson of 9/11 is that, if you're not prepared to act on the basis of murky intelligence, then you're going to have to act after the fact. And after the fact now means after horrendous things have happened to this country...
Sources: AP; Fox; AP; Christian Broadcasting Network; Reuters; New York Times; Access Hollywood/Dateline...
...Bush's last week. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted to reverse a regulatory ruling allowing TV networks to reach up to 45% of U.S. audiences. Reverting to the previous 35% cap could trigger a White House veto, and force Viacom's CBS network and News Corp's Fox to sell stations. Good news for angry media activists, but what...
...lack of connection to the flag seems somehow out of step in a newly patriotic country. After Sept. 11, flags sprouted from houses and car antennas, soon branding Old Navy t-shirts and fluttering in the corner of the Fox News screen. Pride blanketed the country, and my exhibit added a new section on what the flag means in a post-Sept. 11 world...