A constant crawl at the bottom of television screens, which started running in March on two government-owned stations, makes the case that "malevolent" protesters are hurting the country and should go home.
As an example of the rebels' lack of coordination, Mohamed recounted the story of an initially successful assault three days ago on three government checkpoints.
NEARLY 180 people were killed on Friday in Nigeria's second largest city, Kano, in attacks on eight government security buildings by Boko Haram, a radical Islamist sect.
But those revelations, captivating as they are, have been partial —they primarily focus on one government agency and on the surveillance end of intelligence work, purportedly done in the interest of national security.
Six provinces are badly affected, as is more than 40% of the country's wheat land.At least 27 people died in attacks on three government buildings in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
As far as Banzhaf was concerned, that meant relying on four government men to keep track of violations of the F.C.C. fairness doctrine as it affected the nearly one thousand television stations and nearly seven thousand radio stations.
The coordinated attacks on three government compounds in Gardez, the capital of Paktia Province, followed a pattern used increasingly by Taliban operatives in which suicide bombers attack in waves to try to penetrate the security barriers.
But as the Taliban surge back with every year of fighting this week insurgents killed at least 20 people in attacks on three government buildings in Kabul the Americans are starting to think that the real problem may be Mr Karzai himself.The Afghan president had enjoyed cosy fortnightly video conferences with President George Bush.
On one government website that teaches children traditional songs, the verse of "Dixie" celebrating "buckwheat cakes and Injun batter" that "makes you fat or a little fatter" links to a page pointing out that childhood obesity can lead to chronic diseases.
