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...Hundreds of Iraqi recruits have deserted the ranks for fear of being killed by anti-U.S. militants. Others have shown reluctance to fight their countrymen. But U.S. commanders don't have many other options. "Until we have trained soldiers," says Major Kevin Collins, who runs India Base, a dusty boot camp on the outskirts of Fallujah, "the situation is not going to get much better...
...most vexing challenges for the Marines at India Base is figuring out whether the soldiers they are training are really on their side. All Iraqis who sign up for the army go through a vetting process, says Collins, but it isn't airtight. U.S. officers believe enemy fighters are sneaking recruits into U.S.-run training camps. The Marines have received reports from scouts saying insurgents wearing U.S.-issued desert camouflage have attacked American positions. "We joke that after shooting at the range here, the shooting is better at TCP-1," Collins says, referring to a U.S. checkpoint at the entrance...
...think competition is always good. As a coach I want to base all my decisions on what’s purely good for the team, not what has gone on in the past, what’s going to go on in the future as far as projecting that. Realistically, I think Dov has won two ECAC championships, led the team to the NCAA tournament three times in a row. I’d be blind to say that he wasn’t the guy with the most experience and the lead for that position. I think he?...
...authority on administrative law, statutory interpretation and separation of powers law—from Columbia Law School. As assistant to the U.S. solicitor general from 1991 to 1994, Manning worked on a broad range of cases, including tax, criminal and telecommunications cases as well as a military base closure case...
Wyborowa single estate vodka is a difficult thing to grasp. Not intellectually speaking--by now, spending $30 a bottle for an essentially odorless, flavorless liquid is considered a sign of excellent taste--but the bottle is hard to grip. The top twists away from the base, knocking it off balance in one's hand, making every pour an adventure and giving it the appearance of a Frank Gehry creation...