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...military was severely overstretched in fulfilling its missions. But more important, we have done nothing serious about homeland defense in the war against terrorism. We need guards for our nuclear power plants, dams and public facilities. We have done little to create the necessary border patrollers, customs agents and cargo-ship inspectors...
...into Britain. Home Secretary David Blunkett admits that he hasn't a clue. His Asylum and Immigration Bill, due for its second reading in Parliament this week, is designed to speed up appeals and removals, deal with dishonest claimants and tackle organized immigration crime and those who smuggle human cargo. In Germany, the number of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants has dropped dramatically over the past 10 years, particularly since laws were tightened in 1997. But even so, some 39,000 asylum seekers have entered the country so far this year, according to the U.N. - a number that dwarfs...
...Durst was living in Galveston under the identity of a mute woman named Dorothy Ciner. "Dorothy" wore cargo pants and a blond wig. In Galveston, Durst met Black, 71, who lived across the hall and, according to Durst's testimony, became his "best friend." On Sept. 28, 2001, Durst returned to his rental to find Black there watching television. A scuffle ensued, Durst's pistol went off, and Black is believed to have died of head trauma...
Easy Targets IRAQ Defying the continuing U.S. military crackdown on insurgents within Iraq's Sunni triangle, suicide bombers struck simultaneously at two Iraqi police stations in towns north of Baghdad Saturday, killing at least 18 and injuring dozens more. In a separate attack, a civilian cargo plane made an emergency landing at Baghdad International Airport after apparently being struck by a surface-to-air missile, the first plane to be hit since major combat operations ended in May. The weekend's assaults came a day after guerrillas co-ordinated a series of attacks in Baghdad using rockets mounted on donkey...
...Sporting cargo pants and carrying a bike messenger bag across his shoulder, the young software writer turned candidate knocks on every door to remind voters of the impending election in a low-key spiel punctuated with the words “cool” and “sweet...