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There may be one compelling reason to scale back air strikes: doing so could help contain anti-American unrest in Pakistan, a war aim that will become vital as the thrust of the campaign shifts to ground operations by special forces. U.S. commandos staging from bases in Pakistani territory have already faced mortal danger. When two Chinook helicopters landed at the Panjgur airport in southern Pakistan after retrieving a downed U.S. chopper, aviation sources tell TIME, they were met with a swarm of bullets from pro-Taliban, Pakistani irregulars who were guarding the airport. The Chinooks returned fire for several...
...YEARS AGO IN TIME With the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia was thrust into a spotlight its royal family never sought. By agreeing to accept U.S. troops in exchange for protection (after a visit from then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney), KING FAHD knew he was also inviting in Western influence...
When junior year rolled around, Coleman found himself thrust into a starting role as the team’s center. Suddenly, basketball went from a big priority to an even larger one. Coleman rose to the occasion that season and put up an impressive 11.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game...
...main thrust of this project is not for classroom space in the conventional sense, but the history of science department will be gaining an informal seminar room for demonstrations,” said Jeffrey J. Cushman ’69, capital projects manager for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) department of physical resources...
...final thrust of the meeting was centered around ways to shift the portrayal of women in popular music. Possible solutions brought up included boycotts and protest...