Vol. 5 Num 103 Sun. September 05, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Point-Counterpoint   What happens next? What if the plot had succeeded in its mission? Imagine the situation on August 22nd, a day after the carnage outside the Awami League offices. The top opposition leadership wiped out.   From William Franklin to Omar Hazim: An Islamic American story William Franklin grew up in Kansas City in the 1940s and 1950s, a time when American apartheid was vigorously enforced, when blacks were excluded from white neighbourhoods, schools, theatres, and churches.   The Democrats' toughness gap Shortly before the 1992 election, a World War II veteran approached Newsweek and other major media outlets with an unsubstantiated story about how he said he saw President George H.W.     Advertisement