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...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...
...Facing Reality," Michael Elliott was far too lenient in his assessment of the situation this Administration finds itself facing with Iraq, Israel and radical Palestinians [WORLD, Sept. 22]. Gone are the Administration's chest beating and taunting of enemies. Reality has set in. The Bush doctrine, our new national defense strategy, with all its unilateralism, militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq--a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a bold new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating a monster...
...Shifting Strategy In "Facing Reality," Michael Elliott was far too lenient in his assessment of the situation this Administration finds itself facing with Iraq, Israel and radical Palestinians [Sept. 22]. Gone are the Administration's chest beating and taunting of enemies. Reality has set in. The Bush doctrine, our new national defense strategy, with all its unilateralism, militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq?a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a dramatic new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating...
...care how good a listener he is," Karen says. Other actresses would snap out the line glibly; Gugino gives it the voice of both a dedicated marshal and a woman weary of slick-talking men. Karen Sisco is like that: a witty, mature drama that can hit both the chest and the heart. --By James Poniewozik
...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...