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...While the United Nations was hammering out the last details of a truce, the prime minister approved a major ground assault into southern Lebanon in which 34 Israeli soldiers died and few, if any, lasting gains were made on the battlefield. The report blamed the politicians and the top brass of "equivocation" which "hurt Israel" by dithering over whether to launch the ground attack or seek a political end the war. Nevertheless, the report stated: "The goals of the ground operation were legitimate." That was a great relief to Olmert...
...electricity infrastructure improvements. They also can give out micro-grants to neighborhood patrol and checkpoint contracts. The CERP budget for fiscal year 2007 was $750 million and while no cutbacks are expected for 2008 the money hasn't been authorized yet by Congress, which means the army's top brass is playing it safe and tightening its belt. According to Lt. Col. Gerry Messmer, A U.S. civil military operations officer in Baghdad, there is no problem with funding. "We are reviewing all requests for funds and asking the important question of how can we help [Iraqis] help themselves...
Walk into Marc Jacobs' newest retail outpost in Manhattan's West Village, and you're likely to see eager shoppers snapping up his signature thermal-style cashmere sweaters, brass-buttoned military jackets and floral-print peasant blouses. As for the must-have accessories? They might pick up a few stuffed animals or a baby blanket or two. These days Jacobs' trendy customers are as aware of the fashion image of their offspring as they are of their own. Thus they are flocking to the hip designer's Little Marc boutique, which opened in November...
...ills plaguing Nepal. One describes the rigid caste prejudice that forever stunted his family's ambitions; a woman fighter rails against traditional patriarchies. Another soldier who comes from one of Nepal's indigenous ethnicities explains how the country still remains the fief of "hill people" around Kathmandu. The military brass of their erstwhile enemy, the Royal Nepal Army, hail from a few prominent families that have remained close to the monarchy for centuries...
...Next to me an actress dressed immaculately in the full green uniform of the People's Liberation Army sits slouched in her chair, chain-smoking. She is a member of the elite dance troupe charged with entertaining military top brass. Opposite are a lawyer and some business types. It's my turn to say something. I've played this game many times before with Chinese friends, but I'm lost in the whirlwind of jargon. Keen to avoid a bloodbath in the first round, I make a feeble plea for cool heads to prevail...