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...many weak spots in the embargo. Western intelligence officials have learned that Saddam stockpiled rice, wheat and other foods before invading Kuwait, and the Iraqi army's plundering of Kuwaiti warehouses has increased Iraq's supplies substantially. Besides, Iraq has had a record harvest this year; the markets contain plenty of fruits and vegetables. One reason for the bountiful supplies is that Saddam's government has eased many controls on farmers and increased food prices. Higher prices have also inspired Iranian and Turkish smugglers to supply the black market...
...that a war to oust Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, to invade, contain and ultimately neutralize Iraq as a military threat, would take 1 million American troops. To anyone familiar with the war planners' imperative to be ready for any contingency, the figure is not startling. The White House has been told of the Pentagon's estimates; the figures reflect the fear generated by the U.S. failure in Vietnam that without massive battlefield superiority at specified points, the U.S. could easily get bogged down in the Persian Gulf...
Nonetheless, complaints abound. Critics of standardized testing have long charged that the SATs contain built-in cultural and class biases, which put women and minorities at a disadvantage. They claim that the multiple-choice questions do not effectively gauge students' critical thinking skills or their future potential...
...workers in the plant were sent to the emergency room at Mt. Auburn Hospital for minor respiratory problems resulting from the leak, officials at the scene said. But a team of 43 Cambridge firefighters managed to contain the leak shortly after noon...
...surface, Bulger doesn't have muchto fear. The Boston Globe estimates that hiscampaign coffers contain roughly $500,000, whileDeJong says that he has only been able to raise$10,000 since last spring...