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...said. And what they didn't say was that the Northern Alliance's capabilities may have been overestimated. U.S. and Pakistan-backed efforts to organize a "southern alliance" to fight the Taliban in its own Pashtun heartland in the south have not yet yielded much fruit, and suffered a setback Friday with the reported execution of a key anti-Taliban moderate mujahedeen commander...
Back in Riyadh, Alwaleed had no regrets, but agreed that the feud was a setback for improved understanding. In an interview with TIME, he offered conciliatory words, saying he respects Giuliani and believes he is "doing a good job under tremendous stress." But he adds, "I went there to help bridge gaps with Americans. Mayor Giuliani had responsibility to bridge gaps too. Our job is never to give...
...NAURU Refugee Standoff Australia's strategy of sending asylum seekers to the Pacific island of Nauru suffered a setback when 200 Palestinians and Iraqis refused to disembark from an Australian navy ship. The group left H.M.A.S. Manoora after a 12-day standoff, but not before the U.N. said it would not process any further boatloads bound for Australia and diverted to Nauru...
...It’s a huge setback for us,” said Emily R. Murphy, ’03, the Treasurer of EWC, of PBS not sponsoring the show this year...
...annual ‘An Evening with Champions’ (EWC) is facing a serious setback this year as Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) pulled out of their deal to televise the show, making it the first time in 25 years that the show will not appear on national television...