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...those linked to al-Qaeda, have infiltrated the insurgency. Senior U.S. intelligence officials say a small number of dedicated terrorists slipped into the country just after the U.S. invasion. "They are burrowing way down, looking for opportunities to strike for maximum political impact," contends Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, a Democrat who toured Iraq with colleague Hillary Clinton...
...best-kept secret of Pulau Langkawi, an island off the northwest coast of Malaysia, isn't its stunning sunsets. It's the four kampong (village) houses on the western edge of the island, perched next to a field of reeds, and known collectively as the Bon Ton Resort, tel: (60-4) 955 6787. Australian owner Narelle McMurtrie purchased the antique Malay villas from islanders, dismantled them, then reassembled them on her 1.5-hectare compound. You can choose to stay in the century-old Black Coral, 60-year-old Yellow Orchid (formerly the home of a fisherman), the painstakingly restored...
...some wonder if the President's pluck may prove calamitous for this small island and its vibrant democracy. While China last week repeated comments that a referendum on the island is viewed as a dangerous step towards holding a formal independence vote?a step Beijing has long warned would spell war?of more immediate consequence to Taiwan was the reaction from its closest friend and biggest supplier of arms...
...That kind of emphatic language?to say little of Bush downgrading President Chen to Taiwan's "leader"?stopped traffic on the island. Not many in Taiwan fail to recognize that the U.S.?and its supply of military hardware?is all that stands between the island's freewheeling democracy and mainland rule. Until now, few U.S. Presidents have offered more support to Taiwan than Bush. In 2001 Bush said the U.S. would do "whatever it takes" to defend the island against a Chinese attack. In the last two years, a Taiwanese deputy defense minister visited Washington a couple of times?after...
FLEUR DE SEL, FRANCE Long considered the Dom Perignon of salt, it's gathered from the top of ponds on an island in Brittany. It's clean, dry and light, with a nice crunch, no aftertaste and great meltability...