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...second resolution authorizing force if Iraq fails to comply. But the time-frame between the two resolutions may be measured in months rather than weeks. But the UN process has not deterred the U.S. from pressing ahead with military preparations. Secretary of State Colin Powell told the BBC Wednesday that Saddam's compliance may not deter the U.S. from moving to oust him, and the military buildup continues apace. And the Iraqi dictator's decision-making in the coming weeks will be more likely to be influenced by that buildup than by the debate...
...Considered Suicide Interceptors A BBC investigation finds that some U.S. warplanes were scrambled unarmed on September 11, and that their pilots may have been asked to crash their own planes in order to stop any further hijacked planes targeting U.S. cities. The reason: the threat to the U.S. mainland had been considered so small that only 14 armed fighters were available to defend its airspace that...
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...Republicans - or Democrats, for that matter - have questioned the administration's moral case for seeking Saddam Hussein's ouster, articulated last week by national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in a BBC interview. But Republican critics warn that pursuing that particular moral objective by going to war under present circumstances may isolate the U.S. from its natural allies and undermine support for its war on terrorism. And they're concerned that the administration's rhetoric on Iraq has outstripped its ability to deliver on the tough talk...
...Institution of Great Britain, a premier research center. She has published more than 150 academic papers and been awarded 18 honorary degrees. Yet Greenfield, 51, is the very antithesis of a fusty professor. She writes popular-science books, presents TV series like last year's Brain Story on the BBC and delivers public lectures. Last week she chaired a conference on music and the mind, which yielded intriguing insights into the way melodic patterns may be linked to the configuration of neuron networks in the brain. Her telegenic looks, designer clothes, accessibility and enthusiasm for her subject - the mind...