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...deadly chemical and biological weapons. The hawks' argument is that the events of 9/11 underscore the need for a preemptive strike - if the U.S. tolerates the possession of such weapons by rogue regimes, they will ultimately be shared with terrorists and be used on U.S. cities. Led by civilian Pentagon officials such as Richard Perle, the hawks argue that the U.S. has no choice but to pick a fight, because it can't afford to wait for an enemy with WMD capability to throw the first punch...
...opposition forces. Like the "Afghan model," the "October surprise" can be implemented relatively quickly and has the advantage of a first-round knockout - it doesn't seriously test the political-military stamina of the U.S. war effort. Skeptics foresee massive loss of life on both sides (and among Iraqi civilians) in a battle for Baghdad's streets. Indeed, they warn, Saddam's own battle plan will be precisely to draw American ground forces into Iraq's cities rather than face them out on the plains where U.S. air power would decide the outcome. Civilian casualties would inflame the already antagonistic...
...taking stock; not getting off the career-overtime-promotion hamster wheel; not, God forbid, living each day as if it might be our last. Because who would spend that day in an airless cubicle or on the 8:30 to Denver? We needed to believe that civilian, commuter-consumer life is heroic. And Flight 93--a weekday flight carrying largely business travelers - rendered the term "road warrior" literal...
...Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hailed the killing of Shehadeh as "one of our major successes." Yet the attack was condemned around the world, and U.S. President George W. Bush called it "heavy-handed." Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Israel's political leadership "must take responsibility" for the "mishap" of civilian deaths. Diplomats noted that Palestinians had been close to a deal to end attacks on Israeli civilians. Now all bets are off. UNITED KINGDOM I.R.A. Warned The British Government warned the Irish Republican Army that its political wing Sinn Féin could be thrown out of power in Northern...
...farcical their special relationship seems to the American sensibility, they do realize the danger inherent in American unilateralism. Full spectrum dominance seems to require almost continual conflict, because a nation becomes a military threat as soon as it has the capacity to challenge U.S. leadership in many military and civilian areas—even if there is no intent to use that capacity against the U.S. or anyone else. U.S. dominance heralds a kind of technological, communications and economic hegemony imposed by America on the rest of the world...