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...over a dozen times that there is a “strong moral case” for Israel’s existence, something they mentioned only briefly in the original article. They also assert for the first time in the book that “the United States should stand willing to come to Israel’s assistance if its survival were ever in jeopardy...
...ultimately, to stand out the way John Paul II did on world affairs, Benedict will again have to use his skills as theologian-philosopher to make a political point - adding a bigger dose of diplomacy than he did last year in Regensberg. He had a chance during an address last Friday to Vienna-based diplomats to lay out his broad vision of world affairs, but he chose not to take it. With key figures at the International Atomic Energy Agency present, for example, he made no mention of growing tensions between the West and Iran. Still, Benedict may soon...
...unlikely to grant Musharraf another waiver that would allow him to rule in uniform. Bhutto has made the deal conditional on Musharraf quitting the military, but the dictator may be reluctant to surrender what remains the principal source of his authority. The military, however, while losing the presidency, would stand to regain popular support that has been eroded because of Musharraf's ham-fisted attempts to stay in power over the past few years...
...retain the presidency. "He is in a shoestring situation," says Iftikhar Gilani, the former Law Minister under Bhutto. "He needs each vote, and he doesn't have a clear majority. Once he starts counting the votes, he will realize that he will not have enough, and will have to stand down...
...security forces but managed to escape in a taxi chauffeured by a sympathetic driver. "The junta is trying to create a very intimidating environment," Su Su Nway told TIME shortly before she evaded arrest. But the 34-year-old activist refuses to be intimidated. "People must stand up," she says, "and choose between freedom and oppression...