Word: dangerously
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...failure to acquire nonlethal weapons for riot control. At riots on the edges of every Palestinian town, the army progresses quickly from tear gas to rubber-coated metal bullets to live ammunition--though Eiland says the last step comes only when a soldier feels his life is clearly in danger or when Palestinians open fire. But the army wants to have a nonlethal solution, a way to keep angry protesters frozen 200 to 300 yds. from soldiers...
...herds of caribou and other wildlife. Clinton vetoed a 1995 bid by Republicans to open the refuge for oil drilling. But despite strong campaigning from conservationists, he never gave the 1.5 million-acre ANWR coastal plain the protection of national-monument status. While the refuge would be in no danger from a Gore presidency, George W. Bush has already said that as President he would open up the area for drilling...
Theft is a more serious problem. According to the Computer Security Institute, which works with the FBI to compile statistics on computer-related crimes, laptop theft has almost doubled since 1998, and hotels and airports are major danger spots. If you plan on leaving your computer alone in a hotel room, you will want to invest in a laptop lock. Most laptops come with a security slot in the back--it's that tiny hole with a padlock symbol next to it that you probably never knew what to do with--and the lock snaps right into it. Loop...
...think these are promising times, times of great opportunity but times also of challenge and danger," Powell said. "We are up to the task." He vowed to tone up the military, named market economics as the guts of democracy abroad, and promised to put a little dignified reserve into America's use of both military and diplomatic force. He left the first and last steps of Middle East peace to the parties involved, shot a little message to Israel about being "a friend to all sides" and respecting Palestinian "aspirations," and told reporters he'll make Iraq sanctions work again...
...always play both ends against the middle, playing NATO countries against the Russians and vice versa. But beyond the politicking, there's a very real problem. Chernobyl requires urgent attention from the international community. When the Ukraine is broke and Russia is poor, there's a real danger that Chernobyl will be left unattended. And that can't be allowed to happen...