Al-Ahram Weekly Online
14 - 20 March 2002
Issue No.577
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Anaconda uncoils
The US incurred the highest military casualties since 11 September last week, while President Bush warned that there were "still dangerous missions ahead," reports Anayat Durrani from Washington

The dust has not settled
Tensions remain high in India, a fortnight after religious violence rocked Mahatma Gandhi's home state, writes Sudhanshu Ranjan from New Delhi

Looking ahead
Amid charges of race-baiting to win elections, Zimbabweans turned out in record numbers to vote in the presidential polls which started last Saturday, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Nuking the axis?
The Bush administration breaks a half-century taboo and considers using nuclear weapons in future conflicts. Iason Athanasiadis reports

Player, not just payer
Europe, sick of footing the bills, is eager to play a broader, more influential role in the Middle East peace process, writes Paolo Prosperini

Justice on unsure foundations
A celebrated author has been jailed in India for criticising a court ruling that would displace thousands of tribal people, writes Sudhanshu Ranjan from New Delhi


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