[2008.07.19] 基地组织的全球圣战:怎样在伊斯兰世界赢得战争

Al-Qaeda’s global jihad
基地组织的全球圣战

How to win the war within Islam
怎样在伊斯兰世界赢得战争

Jul 17th 2008
From The Economist print edition

In the long run, al-Qaeda will be defeated by Muslims, not foreigners. But the West can still help
若计长远,打败基地的不是外国人,而是穆斯林。但西方仍可大力支援。

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[2008.07.05] 哥伦比亚:乌里韦的人质胜利

Colombia
哥伦比亚

Uribe’s hostage triumph
乌里韦的人质胜利

Jul 3rd 2008 | BOGOTÁ
From The Economist print edition

The freeing of Ingrid Betancourt (left) and other guerrilla hostages is a political apotheosis for President Álvaro Uribe (right). It might even secure him a third term
英格丽德•贝当古(左)和其他游击队人质的获救是阿尔瓦罗•乌里韦总统(右)的政治礼赞。这可能会让他赢得第三个总统任期


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[2008.06.27] 记者日记:传统带来的震撼-丽江

South-west China
中国西南

Tradition’s rock
传统带来的震撼

Jun 27th 2008
From Economist.com

THE town of Lijiang lies northwest of Kunming. Snow-capped mountains loom in the distance while smaller hills tumble down towards the town, criss-crossed by paths and nibbled away by quarries at their bases. Wide, flat valleys provide more wheat than rice in this part of Yunnan province.
丽江位居昆明的西北部。在远处的皑皑雪峰隐约出现之时,规模较小的群山则向古城倒来。丽江城内,阡陌纵横,但底部正受采石厂蚕食。在云南这部分地区,宽阔平坦的谷地生产的小麦要远远多于水稻。
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