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...decree, urged on the President by Attorney General John Ashcroft, allows the government to circumvent the legal requirements of a civilian trial (i.e. all that "innocent until proven guilty" stuff) in favor of brisk, clandestine proceedings behind closed doors. No jury, no public hearing. Just swift "justice...
...germs and chemicals. The no-fly zone will expand to 100 miles beyond the city, and the Air Force is pondering F-16 patrols. Still, David Tubbs, executive director of the Utah Olympic Safety Command, stresses that no threats have surfaced and that ticket sales remain brisk...
...breakfast drinks will entice the early-bird looking for a quiet, not-Starbucks atmosphere to pour over the day’s reading. And the patio tables, tiny enough for two, provide a great open-air lunch option: salad, sandwich and smooch while the weather is still New England brisk...
...fighting for traditional Muslim values. Terrorists are in the PR and propaganda business. Their product is a kind of noxious publicity - they are about the sizzle not the steak. And they've been succeeding. Around the Third World, bin Laden t-shirts and posters are doing a brisk business. You don't see many people wearing USA t-shirts; they're more likely to be burning them. Bin Laden's brand loyalty is increasing; America's is fading...
...This weekend I walked down from the roof and sat on our building?s stoop, occasionally helping folks who stopped to ask, ?Where?s the World Trade Center?? (Well, two months ago, it was right down there.) There was brisk and heavy foot traffic, mostly parents and their kids visiting Manhattan?s own theme park of death and remembrance. A mother and daughter walked north wearing particle masks. Two women passing them shot them a stern look, as if to say, ?This ain?t no stinkin? biohazard zone,? and the mother turned to argue, then kept walking away. Another family...