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...Moreover, without Musharraf the Kashmir conflict would likely heat up again. In November, he declared a unilateral cease-fire along the Line of Control bisecting Kashmir, bringing peace to those districts for the first time in memory. Last month, he made a statement suggesting that Pakistan might not insist on a plebiscite in Kashmir to resolve the dispute?an iron demand for five decades. India has responded with several conciliatory gestures, including the lifting of a ban on flights into the country by Pakistan's national airline...
...television hooked up to a portable DVD player that serves up a steady stream of war movies, sci fi, horror and porn. In front of the TV is a coffee table littered with picked-over ready-to-eat meals, Tootsie Rolls and water bottles filled with tobacco juice. Heat comes from three portable radiators. The platoon's house--the hooch, as the G.I.s call it--lies within the perimeter of the Azimiya palace compound, built by Saddam in the mid-1990s for his oldest son Uday. The portion of the palace not destroyed by U.S. missiles now functions...
With Colgan at the helm, the platoon's morale soared. Even in 130° heat, the Tomb Raiders sometimes ran patrols five times a day on four hours' sleep. No one minded. "The first five months just flew by," says Whiteside. Colgan's disarming style seemed to soften the hearts of the people of Adhamiya. "There are very few people who can break into your house, arrest your husband and then by the time he leaves, have everyone waving and smiling. It takes a special person," says Whiteside. "We all thought, This cat is invincible...
...leads U.S. tourists on licensed exchange visits to communist Cuba. But the trips are supposed to be for educational purposes only, so John figures it's best not to let the U.S. government know he's enjoying a Las Vegas--style show whose scantily clad dancers cast nearly enough heat to relight his Cohiba cigar. When a Tropicana photographer offers John a complimentary shot of him smooching his wife, he declines, saying, "Better not let U.S. Customs see that...
...Senator’s turn in Chris Matthews’ Institute of Politics (IOP) hot seat came after a bumpy week on the campaign trail. Sadaam’s capture takes some pressure off of Lieberman, who has drawn heat for his pro-war stances...