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...last September to reiterate the importance of the Security Council’s enforcement of its resolutions, his strong words came after Vicen President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld had both described the inspections as a sham. At the same time, there was a continuous military build-up in the Middle East. These examples perfectly embody the hypocrisy and doubletalk of this administration. And while war may turn out to be the best way to solve this issue, the disregard for other positions, and the vilification of countries that held opposing views will only intensify the animosity...
...Text not available--diagram showing area of Iraq and surrounding countries highlighting locations of military build-up. See hardcopy edition of magazine...
...know - or care - where their phone signal is coming from. It could be transmitted from a chimney stack, drainpipe, the cross on the church steeple - or wherever else The Undetectables have been. The Bristol-based firm specializes in making unsightly mobile-phone masts disappear into the local environment. The build-up of 3-G networks means even more masts to disguise. The Undetectables got their start as film-set designers, but now apply their eye for detail to replicating bird droppings on the sides of fake chimneys and flagpoles, or more ornate concealments, like in a lead-glass window...
...thousands of compulsive gamblers, the build-up to war in Iraq could not come at a better time. Going through high school with a degenerate gambler as a friend, I came to learn that the stretch between the Super Bowl and March Madness is the darkest period on the calendar because there are hardly any good sporting events...
...suggests choosing a room in your home that is internal (not facing the street or yard) and large enough to accommodate your family in the case of attack. According to the HSD website, "ten square feet of floor space per person will provide sufficient air to prevent carbon dioxide build-up for up to five hours...