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...major preventative measure is to alert people to this,” Rosenthal said. “It was posted before spring break to alert people who had plans to go to the Far East to be very careful...
...front appears to be having an impact on security measures at home. The FBI has sent a classified intelligence bulletin to the nation's state and local law enforcement agencies advising them to be on the lookout for terrorists making toxins such as ricin and botulism. The alert, entitled "Improvised Chemical and Biological Agents," and dispatched this morning (April 2) to 18,000 law enforcement agencies via a secure electronic network, was prompted in part by the discovery of homemade biological toxins in a radical Islamist compound in northeastern Iraq that was raided by the U.S. and Kurdish troops late...
...mute when asked about their experiences. The coverage of this war is as close to the truth of this war as reality TV is to real life. At a moment like this, the media should be an irritant - shocking us, shaking us, making sure that we're as alert and uncomfortable as possible in the comfort of our living rooms...
...strike by setting several oil wells on fire and lobbing missiles toward allied troops massing on the border. Though none hit their target, the Iraqi missiles were enough to unnerve many of the U.S. forces, which were gearing up to begin their invasion on Friday. With each missile alert, frontline soldiers were forced to retreat to their bunkers and don full-protection biochem suits, only to hear minutes later that the bombs had landed in the desert or the gulf. Even commanders in Kuwait held videoconferences with Franks while wearing their gas masks. The haphazard nature of Iraq's response...
...stretch for Poniewozik to contrast Mister Rogers' straightforwardness with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's awkward attempts to be reassuring. But Ridge could learn a few lessons from Rogers. Maybe we could get Ridge to wear a cardigan sweater in the security-alert color of the day. JIM HOFFMANN Swansea...