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...horrific police state” where a conspiracy has little chance of success, as one American official said. Hussein has thrown out United Nations weapons inspectors, and he has recently been moving surface-to-air missile batteries into the no-fly zones, endangering American and British aircraft that patrol the area. Hussein has used chemical weapons on his own people, and fired missiles at Israeli cities during the Gulf War—even though Israel took no aggressive action against Iraq. According to the 2001 U.S. State Department report on Iraq, “the Government continued to execute summarily...
...fabrics," says Alan Bair, president of Pacific Yurts, a leading manufacturer of prefab yurts. Bair built his first yurt 25 years ago after spotting one in the pages of National Geographic. Over time he improved on tradition with seven-ply reflective insulation, architectural-quality vinyl-laminated fabrics and aircraft-quality tension cables to produce a warm, draft-free, ultra-stable modern superyurt. He now employs more than 20 people full-time supplying yurts to ski resorts, national parks, military bases and thousands of private yurt enthusiasts all over the world, who use them for anything from a stylish toolshed...
ITALY Echo of Sept. 11 When an aircraft crashed into the 30-story Pirelli tower in the center of Milan, many feared a repeat of Sept. 11. Initial investigations revealed that minutes before the crash, 67-year-old Luigi-Gino Fasulo, pilot of the four-seater tourist plane, had radioed air traffic control that he had landing-gear problems. Fasulo and two women died and 29 other people were injured. "This had nothing to do with the haunting images of the Twin Towers," said Interior Minister Claudio Scajola. "Sure, tragedy struck, but it could have been worse...
...passed, pilots are pushing for the right to carry guns in the cockpit. On May 2, a House subcommittee will hold hearings on the question. ALPA and a grassroots organization called the Airline Pilots' Security Alliance have designed a program to screen and train pilots to use weapons aboard aircraft. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has come out against arming pilots; other opponents cite such concerns as pilot distraction, accidental discharge and theft. But the pilots say that if the government can't keep their aircraft safe and secure, they'll have to do it themselves...
...Kirch bankruptcy is the latest in a string of high-profile failures of German companies this year. They include the construction firm Philipp Holzmann, aircraft producer Fairchild Dornier and office supply firm Herlitz. The bankruptcies reflect not only a stagnating economy, but also the reluctance of German banks - facing international pressure to make money for shareholders - to prop up failing enterprises. The government's inability to save the companies is also...