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KABUL -- Afghanistan's weather office is still strewn with rubble from the day in 1996 when Taliban supporters sacked it and put an end to weather forecasting, a science they considered sorcery. The main floor of the Afghanistan Meteorological Authority is filled with smashed equipment and charred sheets of paper, the remains of 100 years of weather records. Abdul Qadeer, head of the country's weather forecasting agency, explains that he is still reeling from the Taliban decree that he could deliver today's weather, but not the forecast for tomorrow. "They were allergic to the word 'prediction,' " Qadeer said of...

Basics of The New Iraqi ConstitutionWhat are the essentials for the Iraqis to write a new constitution – one that has a chance of taking root in that beleaguered nation? First, we look at geopolitical realities. Some critics of nation-building in Iraq claim that it is "an artificial nation" with borders that were drawn "arbitrarily by colonial powers." Therefore, they conclude that it is unlikely to survive as a single nation. The critics ignore the fact that every nation in the world except Australia, New Zealand and Japan has at least one artificial international border, drawn as a result of...

Even if America's military had just as quickly lost in Afghanistan as it has now just won, the loss would be a righteous one in light of the brutal assault on The World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. If America makes mistakes along the way in eradicating terrorism, the American public and the international community should not forget it was because America was attacked.

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 8/12/02 Aghanistan, Kabul,Kandahar,Bagram,Malakay;Israel, Belt El, Bethlehem, Baart'a;Baghdad, Iraq; Munich Olympic Village; Cyprus;India, Bandipore, Malangam, Srinagar ==Bagram, Afghanistan == In Bagram, a family of heroes. Spc. Michael Thompson, and his daughter, Spc. Janieko Nance of Baton Rouge, La. == Kabul == In Kabul, at the airport, an Airbus-300B4 from the Indian government to Ariana Afghan Airlines. In Kabul, with memories of Northern Alliance hero Ahmad Shah Masood, the Ministry of Information and Culture demands the resignation of Afghan Information Minister Sayed Makhadom Rahen. == Kandahar == Near Kandahar, Air Force C-17 and Apache...