Word: air
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...letter, however, was all Saddam needed to rev diplomacy into high gear. His yes-but reply arrived in New York City just hours later, forcing the Pentagon to hit the hold button on its imminent air strike. Then Annan gave an early-morning "positive" appraisal to the letter, deflating the momentum for military action before Washington had time to react. "We did a remarkable job isolating Saddam, and the Secretary-General undermined that," lamented a U.S. official. "It was not helpful. And that's a massive understatement...
...safety pin back in the Tomahawks. "They are arguing to take yes for an answer, and we're saying it's a fraudulent yes," said an American official. While the Pentagon told its senior officers to show up "bright and early" Sunday morning to prepare for an air assault, Clinton, Albright and Berger were telephoning leaders around the world to bring them back on board. "We'll be prepared to act alone if we have to," said a White House aide...
Though it wasn't on public display during the tense times at the White House last week, Sandy Berger is known for wielding one of the more puckish wits at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. After watching the Harrison Ford thriller Air Force One, in which the National Security Adviser is killed, then The Peacemaker, which portrays the aide as a flaccid functionary, Berger quipped at a National Security Council meeting: "Well, at least there's an improvement! In Peacemaker I was powerless, but I was still alive...
That's not just hot air. "You'll not only be able to send up instruments cheaper than by rocket (for less than $2 million, vs. $40 million for the least expensive Delta launcher)," says astronomer Jack Tueller, program scientist for NASA's balloon project, "you'll also be able to assemble and launch your package quicker and carry more weight--up to 3,000 lbs.--and the instrument isn't subjected to vibrations or high Gs." Moreover, the scientific gear (though not the balloon) will be recoverable, drifting back to earth by parachute at the end of a mission...
...holidays comes lots of joy for many parents but also the stress of dealing with children whipped to a materialistic frenzy. Hands extended and wish lists perfected, they seem to have no sense of what it costs Mom and Dad (or Santa) to deliver the Nintendo games, Barbies, Air Jordans and stereo systems that help make this time of year so exciting...