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...security? A report from the military's investigation of the incident, a copy of which was obtained by TIME, says a convoy of eight sport-utility vehicles arrived at the outer gates of the complex shortly before the shooting started. The vehicles included a tan Suburban, a white Land Cruiser and a black Yukon. Inside the vehicles were at least eight men who wore American-style helmets and safety glasses, as well as some men wearing hoods in the way Iraqi interpreters working with U.S. forces sometimes do. According to the report, the Iraqi guards at the outer checkpoints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Ambush in Karbala | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

...image for one of the greatest naval commanders of World War II. As the daring skipper of the U.S.S. Barb, Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey led missions that even his jaded bosses called "epic": nighttime raids that downed a stunning 29 Japanese ships, among them an aircraft carrier, destroyer and cruiser. Credited with destroying more tonnage than any other skipper, Fluckey was awarded the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jul. 16, 2007 | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...however, am probably the lousiest Craigslist cruiser at Harvard. (I have yet to figure out the intricacies of boredatlamont; that site is too confusing for a mind as simple as mine.) You see, Craigslist is the go-to location mainly for closeted Harvard gay boys who have, evidently, no outlet for sexual fulfillment other than to pursue fellatio in Harvard’s various public restrooms. In contrast, I am very out—I have been since I was 14—and I’m through with giving blowjobs in toilet stalls. (We can fool around...

Author: By Ben Kawaller | Title: Rummaging in Craig’s Closet | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

...complications with the actual birth. The woman held the baby closely until the paramedics arrived, according to Reed. Following the birth, the woman handed over keys to the van, frantically directing Pellegrini to drive her to the hospital. Soon after, the students spotted a Cambridge Police Department cruiser driving up Garden Street and flagged it down.. “She was much calmer after she saw the first police officer,” Reed said, noting that the woman had been screaming frantically up until that point. At 5:42 a.m., a fire engine and rescue team from...

Author: By Ying Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: En Route to ROTC, 2 Navy Men Become Midwives | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...first message was routine enough: a "Prepare to Deploy" order sent through naval communications channels to a submarine, an Aegis-class cruiser, two minesweepers and two mine hunters. The orders didn't actually command the ships out of port; they just said to be ready to move by Oct. 1. But inside the Navy those messages generated more buzz than usual last week when a second request, from the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), asked for fresh eyes on long-standing U.S. plans to blockade two Iranian oil ports on the Persian Gulf. The CNO had asked for a rundown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plan for War Against Iran | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

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