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...fantasy involves a domino theory. The destruction of Saddam's Iraq will not only remove an enemy of long-standing but will also change the basic power equation in the region. It will send a message to Syria and Iran about the perils of support for Islamic terrorists. It will send a message to the Palestinians too: Democratize and make peace on Israeli terms, or forget about a state of your own. In the wackiest scenario, it will lead to the collapse of the wobbly Hashemite monarchy in Jordan and the establishment of a Palestinian state on that nation...
...tuks," Anuwat says. "They buy them for novelties or for transport vehicles, garbage trucks, ice-cream vans." Another big manufacturer, Asian Quality Company, is exporting a VIP tuk tuk to Egypt and Europe, mainly for use at resorts. It costs $4,750, almost double the price of the basic model and boasts a slick, aerodynamic look, a cleaner-running four-stroke LPG-burning engine, and could almost pass for a minivan except that it has three wheels...
...basic purpose is to explore ways in which Harvard Divinity School could connect to individuals in South Korea who are concerned about the crisis,” Little said...
Reversible Errors is based in part on Turow’s own experience in Illinois. Although all of the facts surrounding Gandolph’s crime have been invented, the basic premise of the situation—a confessed and condemned murder suddenly begins pleading innocence, and another convict claims to have committed the crime—loosely parallels the case of former Illinois death row inmates Rolando Cruz and his co-defendant Alex Hernandez, whom Turow represented in appeal in 1991. A fabricated confession, as well as significant oversight and mishandling of the case by detectives, led to their...
...Security Council on January 27, Dr. Blix noted that although Iraq had allowed inspectors unrestricted access to all sites chosen for inspection, it had blocked unimpeded access to scientists, refused to guarantee the safety of surveillance flights, and, most importantly, had failed to live up to its basic obligation to account for known stocks of chemical and biological weapons. Blix told the Council that the Iraqis would have to do a lot more to be found in compliance with Resolution 1441, and that's a message he has pressed home hard on Baghdad...