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...decades ago, when President Reagan denounced him as a "mad dog" who threatened global security with a "reign of terror." In 1986, in response to a terrorist bombing in Berlin that killed two American servicemen, U.S. aircraft bombed targets, including Gaddafi's home, in what amounted to an aerial assassination attempt...
...wasn't too long ago when Gaddafi, not Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden, was the enemy Washington loved to hate. The U.S. bombed Tripoli 20 years ago last month, in what amounted to an aerial assassination attempt on Gaddafi himself after President Reagan dubbed Gaddafi the "mad dog" of the Middle East. The Tripoli blitz came amid suspected Libyan involvement in a Berlin terrorist attack that killed two American servicemen. Gaddafi's international isolation only grew two years later, after Libya was accused in the Lockerbie disaster. Two decades later, Saddam is gone from power, facing trial and possible...
President Bush's plan to bolster security on the U.S.-Mexican border has the aura of a renewed White House about it. The possible use of military resources--including deployment of National Guard troops and aerial drones to patrol the frontier--emerged as Bush aides brainstormed about how to spend border-security funds recently approved by the Senate. Some Governors questioned adding another burden to forces already strained by deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, but the idea delighted conservatives, who see it as the kind of strong move needed to secure the porous border...
...Gordon, the chief operating officer of Harvard’s Allston Development Group, told members of the Harvard-Allston Task Force last night. Preliminary sketches of the 500,000 square foot science complex that will set the tone for the rest of Allston depict modern glass buildings connected by aerial walkways. Pathways crossing grassy knolls, indoor gardens, and spacious atriums complemented the drawings of the outdoor facades. “I am not a traditionalist, I can tell you that right away,” said Stefan Behnisch, the University’s architect for the first new Allston buildings...
...Osman said, referring to what Fashir called the government-armed militia. “What the survivors are asking for is that the people of Darfur can go back to their homes with safety and dignity,” Osman continued. He stressed that while the government had stopped aerial bombardments, the situation was far from calm, with thousands dying in “concentration camps” each day. Over 3500 villages in Darfur have been victim to aerial raids followed by the complete destruction of their water and food sources, Fashir said, adding that as of August...