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...Veterans, particularly those who voluntarily joined the military, are the least likely opponents of any military policy they have been a part of. Troops who have seen combat have a strong psychological incentive to support the policy that sent them to war. Nobody wants to believe that they risked death and, in some cases, killed for an unjustified cause. The Iraq war veterans who have spoken out against Bush deserve credit for doing something that is incredibly difficult. But even if every veteran supported the Iraq war, that would not be compelling evidence of its merit. We cannot rely only...
...Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder If you think all the excitement has gone out of flying, try spending an afternoon with Fighter Combat International. Based at Williams Gateway, a small airport in Mesa, Arizona, the company offers flights piloted by former U.S. top guns and air-combat instructors for $345 and up. You'll climb into a German-made Extra 300L aircraft - a plane purpose-built for aerobatic stunts - and hang on tight...
...think all the excitement has gone out of flying, try spending an afternoon with Fighter Combat International (fightercombat.com). Based at Williams Gateway?a small airport in Mesa, Arizona?the company offers 45-minute flights piloted by former U.S. top guns and air-combat instructors, for $345 and up. You'll climb into a German-made Extra 300L aircraft?a plane purpose-built for aerobatic stunts?and hang on tight as your pilot takes you on knuckle-whitening maneuvers at speeds of up to 250 m.p.h. There's even a chance to engage in mock dogfights, complete with the sound...
...World Bank estimates that rooting out avian flu will cost up to $1 billion over three years. A conference on financing that operation will be held in Beijing next January. The Geneva gathering hammered out a plan to combat the virus by culling infected poultry, strengthening early warning systems and pandemic preparedness, and building up regional stockpiles of anti-viral drugs and influenza vaccines. The WHO already has a stockpile of three million doses of Tamiflu that can be quickly deployed, while the drug's manufacturer, Roche, this week announced plans to increase production to 300 million treatments...
...Dean’s Forum series at the Harvard Law School (HLS) moderated by HLS Dean Elena Kagan. During the discussion, entitled “Executive Power in an Age of Terrorism,” HLS alum Bradford A. Berenson argued in favor of controversial methods of combating terrorism. The former associate counsel to President George W. Bush said that measures such as indefinite detainment of suspected terrorists, military commissions, and even the use of torture were appropriate in extreme cases. “[September 11] was merely a foretaste of what our current adversaries would...