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...data that returned just an hour later revealed that the two viruses were more than similar: they were almost identical. The 14 amino-acid sequences concurred, which meant that the viruses not only belonged to the same phylogenetic tree, they were also both on the same branch--and practically on the same leaf. The virus that was in those wild-animal markets had somehow infected a human being. The data were so compelling that the committee resolved that afternoon to phone the provincial governor and recommend a culling of civets...
Bratton's vision of justice is old-fashioned. Old Testament--style old-fashioned. At a press conference in the city's gang-ridden 77th division two days after the Rampart roll call, the chief told the story of Laudeina Salazar, 39, who was decorating her Christmas tree on Dec. 12 when a stray bullet "shot by some thug" passed through her front door and killed her. Bratton's message to gangsters with guns was simple: "You use a gun, we're going to put you in jail--in federal jail. You are going to be 1,000 miles from here...
...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don’t want to have to go out on a limb when they don’t know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...
...look forward to developments in 2004 like the special prosecutor investigation of the CIA leak from the White House, or a forthcoming report by the 9/11 commission that will likely embarrass the President. But those who count on it to bring down the administration are urinating on the wrong tree...
...Baseej militia snapped, "I don't care if they come to help. I hate them." (Despite such animosity, the Americans ended up treating a Baseej member a few days later.) Several Iranian men appeared to be surveilling the U.S. compound with video cameras. Four others arrived with a Christmas tree...