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...sign of sharing this dream, Abkhaz Prime Minister Anri Dzhergenia concedes. But right now Abkhazia has a more pressing problem: the threat of another war with Georgia. If that happens, Abkhaz officials say, blame the U.S. military advisers who will soon start training the Georgian army. An advance unit of U.S. Green Berets arrived in Georgia last week. The Georgians will mount a "full-scale attempt to solve the Abkhaz problem by force before the onset of autumn," says General Vladimir Arshba, Abkhazia's chief of general staff. They are engaged in "semi-covert mobilization" and menacing exercises, he says...
Students have also taken the initiative to form support organizations for musicians who don’t inherently fit into the orchestral unit. The Harvard Piano Society provides a meeting forum for amateur and serious pianists and organizes master classes and recitals. They often provide much-needed accompanists for many productions and pairs duets. Founder of the Harvard Piano Society Aaron Miller ’02 said, “We saw a need for greater performance opportunity for Harvard pianists, because the only thing available before were the concerto competitions.” Since founding the organization last year...
...catching bin Laden a top ISI priority. In early 1999 the U.S. pressed the Pakistanis to establish a snatch team that could go into Afghanistan to grab the al-Qaeda chief. The Pakistanis did set up the commando unit, under the aegis of the ISI and with training by the cia. But according to one U.S. official familiar with the operation, in the end the Pakistanis didn't do "squat...
...feel like the offense has caught up to the defense because it takes longer to gel and become a unit,” said Price. “We haven’t played to our full potential yet, but come the fall we should be very explosive...
...Similarly, the ISI had no interest in catching bin Laden before Sept. 11. According to U.S. officials, in early 1999 the U.S. pressed the Pakistanis to establish a snatch team that could go into Afghanistan to grab the al-Qaeda chief. The Pakistanis did set up a commando unit, under the aegis of the ISI and with training by the cia. But a U.S. official familiar with the operation says that in the end the Pakistanis didn't do "squat...