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...including suicide attacks and roadside bombs. Foreign forces have suffered more casualties in the past year than at any time since 2001. After six British soldiers were killed in four weeks earlier this summer, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government hurriedly deployed an additional 900 reinforcements. In mid-August, a plan was announced to pull British troops out of some isolated posts in Helmand province. David Richards, the British lieutenant general now in charge of ISAF, says he will emphasize using his troops to create "zones of security." "I'm more likely to try to facilitate reconstruction and development...
Most people using British airports since an alleged terrorist plot was foiled in early August have reacted with understanding and patience to the resulting long delays, canceled flights and crowded security checks. But one man is livid: Michael O'Leary, the CEO[an error occurred while processing this directive] of budget airline Ryanair. He has been an outspoken critic of BAA, the privatized company that operates British airports, describing the new security arrangements as "a shambles." Last week, O'Leary went a step further by suing the British government for $5.7 million for what Ryanair claims to have lost through...
...August? Let's Go to Iowa! The Iowa State Fair annually draws turkey callers, cow-chip throwers and piemakers from across the Hawkeye State. This year's fair, which begins next week, is attracting a crowd of competitors from farther afield: possible White House contenders hunting for votes ahead...
...tell MICHAEL BROWN he's doing a heckuva job anymore. He's his own boss now. Brown, 51, who was FEMA director when Katrina hit last August, was roundly pilloried for mishandling the relief effort after the hurricane. At first President Bush stood by him, but two weeks after the storm, Brown resigned. For six weeks, he continued to work for FEMA as a consultant. Then he set up his own shop--in disaster preparedness. His firm, Michael D. Brown LLC, draws on the lessons of Katrina to help corporate clients implement contingency plans ahead of natural disasters...
...Three, were hauled to Texas in July, after loud protests back home and a drawn-out extradition process. They face charges that they worked with ex-Enron CFO Andrew Fastow to siphon millions of dollars from a deal between their former employer, National Westminster Bank, and Enron. And in August, most of the convictions of four former Merrill Lynch executives, who stood accused of helping Enron inflate earnings by charading a loan as the sale of energy-producing barges, were overturned. An ex-Enron manager who was also convicted decided not to contest the decision. The government is expected...