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...only way to feel less afraid, according to our president, is to drop bombs??sort of the national equivalent of a sigh of relief. But, while the president ponders the question of “Who Would Jesus Bomb?” there are some hints that it’s time to kick our fear habit. For instance, New Yorkers are, by and large, not scared. For some reason the people of New York seem a lot more confident and a lot less fearful about terrorism than people from Bush’s red states. House Majority...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, | Title: America's Hissy Fit | 1/14/2004 | See Source »

...pair protested in song, with Gould-Wartofsky rapping “Drop beats, not bombs?? to the rhythm of Ogunnaike’s drum...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rally Challenges Post-9/11 Policies | 10/22/2003 | See Source »

...interpretations of seafood and grilled meats, influenced by the pungent spicing of Asia and the Caribbean. But Hell Night is in an altogether different key. The menu is exclusively hot, from drinks to dessert, and each dish is rated on a scale of one to seven “bombs?? (though you’d be hard-pressed to find anything under four...

Author: By Helen Springut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In Heat | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

McGaffigan began to cooperate with the federal investigation leading to the Felton and Chase’s conviction, while under questioning by Secret Service agents the day after McGaffigan had removed 50 pounds of ammonium nitrate—a fertilizer used in making bombs??from Felton and Chase’s apartment...

Author: By Stephanie M. Skier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student's Identity Questioned | 8/2/2002 | See Source »

Let’s start with the much-praised “smart bombs.” In theory, even if a target is in a residential neighborhood, a smart bomb can annihilate it with limited risk to the surrounding area. In practice, however, “smart bombs?? are only 60 percent accurate, according to statistics compiled by the Pentagon during the Gulf War. Perhaps this is satisfactory performance by military standards, but it means that for every 1,000 bombs dropped, 400 will go astray and land in schools, hospitals and homes. And this estimate assumes...

Author: By Nader R. Hasan, | Title: Paved With Good Intentions | 11/14/2001 | See Source »

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