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And it becomes more unlikely that even the emergence of a Saddam Hussein-like dictator would be able to hold things together. Korea: More at stake than assembly seats South Koreans are going to the polls to elect an expanded national assembly, after a campaign devoid of ideas and substantive debate about jobs, economic stability and national security. The vastly unpopular impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun is a big issue.
Its part of the phasing out of the armys pervasive role in Indonesian politics and a small, important step in democratic reform. Grim future for global foreign policies The 9-11 Commissions retroactive stress on military solutions to complex problems such as terrorism has allowed top US luminaries to look savvy and even dovish. Yet Piyush Mathur urges a close look at the history of US military adventures, especially as orchestrated by the discredited and supposedly disbanded - but merely renamed - US Army School of the Americas. The year to fear for Taiwan: 2006 If China decides to attack Taiwan to force reunification of the island, military and intelligence sources say the most likely scenario is a swift decapitation strike against Taipei in 2006, an operation that would take just seven days in the Year of the Dog.
The advent of Buck Rogers high-tech weapons has triggered the rise of the machines, part of a US plan to make one-third of its militarys combat vehicles driverless by 2015. The lure of being able to fight a war without getting your own people killed is seductive indeed. Says one official, It is possible that in our lifetime we will be able to run a conflict without ever leaving the United States. Apr 9, 04 COMMENTARY The making of hell in Iraq US authorities were successfully riding the Iraqi tiger with a two-pronged policy: ignoring Muqtada al-Sadr, while bringing about necessary policy adjustments to accommodate the demands of the leading Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Business in Brief Economics Infrastructure Banking Energy IT Autos Telecoms Aviation Company Briefs Advertorial WSI Internets Asian franchise expansion soars WSI Internet continues its rapid Asian franchise expansion - amidst record levels of Internet use in Asia-Pacific. FROM OUR MAILBOX John Parker responds John Parkers April 3 book review of Jean-Francois Revels Anti-Americanism In defense of the Stars and Stripes stimulated a number of letters from readers. To read Parkers response, please click here Go to Letters to the Editor Ask Spengler Are Americans good enough to be Americans?
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