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...Afghanistan pacified by the Afghan national army. But building that force is proving a slow, arduous project. Because regional warlords are loath to contribute soldiers and weapons to a military force that could be used against them later, the national army so far consists of only about 1,200 raw, poorly armed recruits. Says a State Department official, with understatement: "They are not yet ready to take the field." Given the vacuum of authority, Washington seems to be coming around to the idea that Afghanistan is a long-term project for the U.S. "We're going to have...
...needs." Says Elizabeth: "I was stunned." And hurt. Now a year later, the old friends rarely talk, and when they do, their conversations are formal. "We disagreed about lots of things before we had babies, but we always valued each other's opinions," says Elizabeth. "Now our disagreements feel raw in a way they never did before...
...cashmere. It's toasty warm, deliciously soft, wonderfully luxurious--and now water repellent. Every fiber in this $1,100 "windbreaker" introduced last spring is coated in Teflon, though you wouldn't know this to wear it. The chemical treatment is done when the raw cashmere is first washed (to make it soft for knitting), so there's no discernible difference--until you flick water at it and watch the droplets run off. INVENTOR Lutz & Patmos, with Yves Behar AVAILABILITY Now, in two new styles, $850 and $1,075 TO LEARN MORE www.lutzandpatmos.com...
...Ayatollah.” Apparently, there is a clause in Cavanagh’s contract that allows him to resort to easy dehumanization when he can’t or won’t marshal an argument. In my view, Cavanagh’s letter demonstrates that he feels raw from being unfairly labeled an anti-Semite and a moral relativist...
...they may be enormous in a few years, but because they write genuinely good music. This is reflected in the quality of the song selection on the album—from Coldplay’s fragile Brit-pop ballad “In My Place” to the raw energy of The Next Big Thing in Rock, The Vines’ “Get Free” and The Hives’ “Hate to Say I Told You So.” They battled at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards...