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...greatly in favor of Israel. Almost useless in stopping suicide bombers, downright clumsy in facing stone-throwing teenagers, the Israeli armed forces are much better at doing what they are trained and equipped to do: smash regular forces with superior firepower and skill. With some 400 first-line strike aircraft and a large inventory of guided weapons (Israel is a major producer and exporter), they have a combination of weapon loads and accuracy that would be devastating to Arab ground forces. If Arab air forces were to intervene to protect them, it is believed that the Israelis would shoot down...
...sporting that smile as well as walking sticks and a bandaged right leg last November, at one of her final public appearances. The 101-year-old arrived by helicopter to relaunch the aircraft carrier Ark Royal and, spurning a ride in her blue-and-gold-striped motorized buggy, told 2,000 sailors and dignitaries: "I'm so happy to be once again onboard Ark Royal. You see, I launched her and her predecessor [in 1950]. So it's wonderful to feel that now she's going to be at sea and guarding our shores just as in the days...
...would have to use its influence to restart the peace process, preferably by leaning on Israel's Ariel Sharon. After Cheney got an earful from so many presidents, kings and sultans, it's no wonder he spent the day Friday among less obstreperous friends aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. 'This is the highlight of my trip,' he told the cheering crew. No doubt he was telling the truth...
...course, the slipstream of security fears hasn't lifted all charter operators. "Security managers at many Swedish companies have forbidden all types of flying," bemoans Trond Michaelsen, owner of Aircraft Charter World in Stockholm. "They see terrorists everywhere." Michaelsen expected a surge in business after the terror attacks; instead corporate security fiats have halved his trade. And some executives may worry that the smaller planes many charter firms use aren't as safe as commercial airliners, though the figures are equivocal. In any case, Michaelsen expects his business to rebound within six months...
...altitudes above 8,000 ft. (2,440 m), troops fought on rocky, snow-patched mountain terrain and faced subfreezing temperatures at night. Enemy fighters were entrenched, zealous and far more numerous than the U.S. had estimated, using rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns against allied ground troops and aircraft...