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While the rank and file of the N.L.A. may be a ragtag group, its leadership probably is not. It is widely assumed by diplomats and local Albanian leaders that the top commanders--operating under names like "Cobra" and "The Beard"--include men who battled Serb units in 1998 and 1999 with the Kosovo Liberation Army. Significantly, ex-K.L.A. commanders in Kosovo have declined to condemn the insurgency, and a radical Kosovo leader last week claimed solidarity with the new group. Moreover, the hit-and-run attacks on police outposts closely resemble K.L.A. tactics during the Kosovo conflict. The guerrillas...
Thailand (Monocled) Cobra...
...Thailand cobra, which can grow to more than 6 ft., is armed with venom that paralyzes nerves and muscles and eventually causes respiratory arrest. For the past 10 years, PhyloMed Corp., of Plantation, Fla., and the Bahamian firm Coral Pharmaceuticals have been conducting clinical trials of Immunokine, a drug derived from Thailand cobra venom, on people with multiple sclerosis. Virtually nontoxic, Immunokine seems to prevent immune cells from attacking and destroying the myelin sheath that protects nerve cells...
...self-respecting cat does not entertain fantasies of becoming a dog. The cobra does not aspire to be a mongoose. And it is against nature for a columnist to become a politician or, more dangerously, a Cabinet officer...
...based animal-protection association, says it's time to get tough on the trade in all sorts of exotic pets. "We've got to crack down on people with animals that are known to be uncontrollable and dangerous. We don't care if it's a monkey, pit bull, cobra or hamster--we want tougher and better-enforced laws making pet owners responsible for their animals...