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When Fiona Sigalla crossed back into the U.S. from Canada a few days after Christmas, she expected the usual questions about firearms--routine in these times of terrorist threats. But the border cop in his bulletproof SWAT uniform took one look inside her car and immediately seized the contraband held by Sigalla's 8-year-old daughter: her lunch leftovers. "He looked slightly embarrassed, but he confiscated my McDonald's trash," Sigalla says with a chuckle. "Of course, you notice that I wasn't afraid to purchase a McDonald's hamburger, even in Canada...
...Army has taken a lot of heat lately for sending tens of thousands of soldiers into Iraq without adequate protection. Lawmakers and troops and their families have all complained that the G.I.s lack the latest bulletproof vests. Too many of the U.S. military's humvees don't have enough armor to protect the soldiers inside. The CH-47 Chinook helicopter that Iraqis downed Nov. 2, though equipped with the standard package of defensive flares and chaff, was not carrying the newest and most sophisticated antimissile system, which might have protected it from the shoulder-fired missile that apparently brought...
Sure, Harvard students pretty much know what accessories to bring and what to leave at home when it comes to the Game—bring the bulletproof vest, leave the jewels—but the issue of what manners to follow or ignore is a bit more tricky. Is it excusable to “wrestle to the ground first, ask questions later” when surprised from behind? Should one hold doors open for Yalies? FM enlists the help of Jodi R. R. Smith (Ms. Mannersmith), founder and president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting in Newton, Mass., to ensure that...
...front of the squad, Specialist John Fox was walking point, the first man in the formation. When he reached the corner in front of the mayor's office, Fox heard a pop and felt a round hit his bulletproof chest plate. Fox returned fire on a man in a blue shirt and jeans in the middle of the street, then took cover behind a silver Oldsmobile. The bullet had hit the smoke grenade on Fox's vest, and gray plumes were spraying into his face. The squad opened up on the gunman. His RPK machine gun dropped to the ground...
...Injured. N. Chandrababu Naidu, 53, Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh; when mines buried in a road detonated beneath his bulletproof car; in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, India. Widely respected for his drive to develop the state capital Hyderabad into a high-tech hub, Naidu is a target for left-wing guerrillas operating in his state. He was treated for nose, chest and shoulder injuries...