President Bush will send a tough message to President Pervez Musharraf that U.S. aid could be cut unless he becomes more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.
The dark art of intelligence, never far from the surface in our post-9/11 world, is once again front and center, only not exactly in the way President Bush might have wished. After several weeks of on-again, off-again promises of a top-secret briefing on the alleged role of Iranian agents in the nightmarish violence of Iraq, U.S. military officials finally decided to deliver the goods in a secret briefing to reporters in Baghdad-and promptly stubbed their toe. The charge of Iranian meddling in Iraq is a grave one and needs to be dealt with seriously. But given the Bush administration's dismal record in the intelligence arena, the Baghdad briefing was handled in the worst way possible. No cameras or tape recorders were allowed. The identity of the intelligence analyst who led the briefing was not disclosed. And despite weeks of careful vetting by intelligence and military officials back in Washington, the briefing ran disastrously off message. This is all the more sad for the fact that there was, at the heart of the briefing, what appeared to be some very credible evidence to support the allegations against Iran.
In pursuing the American dream, Hector Garcia figured he was doing everything right. A hardworking welder with two jobs and a new family, he bought his first house 4 1/2 years ago in Denver's Montbello neighborhood.
Among the incongruous scenes in Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing are little stores selling the wares of Amway, Mary Kay, and other companies that normally rely on an army of foot soldiers to peddle their products. For seven years, the Chinese government banned these direct-sales companies from using chains of individuals to sell cosmetics, household cleaners, and other goods from their homes. So, to avoid missing out on the growing Chinese market, the companies radically shifted their business models. For the first time, they opened up stores and factories, absorbing the higher costs, and some reported taking huge losses.
AP - Alan Arkin won the supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for his role as a foul-mouthed grandpa in "Little Miss Sunshine," dashing front-runner Eddie Murphy's hopes of an Oscar for "Dreamgirls."
AP - A female suicide bomber triggered a ball bearing-packed charge Sunday, killing at least 41 people at a mostly Shiite college whose main gate was left littered with blood-soaked student notebooks and papers amid the bodies.
William Monahan, the screenwriter for Martin Scorsese's crime epic "The Departed," picked up an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. "Happy Feet" collected the award for best animated feature. Alan Arkin took best supporting actor for "Little Miss Sunshine."
Ailing Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered Sunday what was billed as his last public address, calling for Christian-Muslim unity ahead of what he predicted will be apocalyptic times.
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