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COLLATERAL DAMAGE Civilian casualties are a political and military nightmare. Human-rights groups estimate that about 3,500 Iraqi civilians died in the 1991 war. U.S. officials refuse to estimate the numbers of civilian expected deaths in a second Gulf War. It could get extremely messy, with the carnage broadcast instantly around the world. "What appears on al-Jazeera TV in the region is going to determine success maybe even more so than the actions on the ground," says retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, who ran Central Command from 1997 to 2000. "All the explanations afterwards won't counter those...
...have to find the courage to make the changes in our country that are necessary to bring it back to the top of economic and social development in Europe." That's what a revved-up Gerhard Schröder told parliament last week in an impassioned address broadcast on national television. So does the German Chancellor finally get it? With unemployment now topping 4.7 million - 11.3% of the workforce - and growth last year an anemic 0.2%, Schröder's proposed reforms come none too soon...
...does the Alert system work? Alerts are sent out via the Emergency Alert System (or Emergency Broadcast System, originally designed to disperse information after a nuclear attack) to law enforcement agencies and radio and television stations. The announcements are prefaced by a special "Abducted Child Statement" code, to differentiate them from tornado or flood warnings. Some states also use large traffic alert signs on their highways, especially when the suspect is believed to have access...
...NCMEC) offers these guidelines: law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect1s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help...
Cheers cascaded from the Lavietes bleachers—almost as if cued to produce a cinematic effect—as the voice of the public address announcer feebly tried to broadcast the significance of Merchant’s school-record 45-point accomplishment...