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...having a drink with a friend when the subject turned to terrorism and the shortcomings of the U.S. national security system. As an example, the friend, who works for the government, cited a scare that U.S. intelligence received soon after 9/11 when an agent reported that terrorists were planning to smuggle a 10-kiloton nuclear weapon into New York City. Over the next few days, I and other members of the Washington bureau worked the tip, discovering that the threat had indeed been taken seriously but was kept secret lest it cause panic. This week I returned to diplomacy...
...having my agent call Fox right now. Don't even try to steal the idea...
...Apple’s Tidal and several albums from Jamiroquai. The Mary Lou Lord with little more to her name than a guitar and a futon was no more—she had become a big-league recording artist with a six-figure advance, a manager and a booking agent...
...VIETNAM Agent Orange Plea The head of Vietnam's Red Cross said it was time to end the silence over Agent Orange - the chemical containing dioxin used during the Vietnam War - and start helping its victims. Nguyen Trong Nhan told a scientific conference in Hanoi that immediate steps should be taken to help those affected, rather than waiting for more research. The U.S. questions Vietnamese findings still linking the chemical with birth defects some 30 years after the spraying stopped...
...less of cocaine doesn't warrant arrest. Also, Swiss law treats seriously its obligations not to repatriate asylum seekers who claim their lives would be in danger in their home countries. "When these guys get here, they already know how the system works and how to pull the strings," agent Martin says. Even when police do swoop - they intercepted 1,175 African dealers last year, compared with 581 in 2000 - "they're only out of circulation for a few hours," Séchaud says. "In any case, these guys are not deterred by the idea of imprisonment. For them...