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...subsequent U.S. sanctions. "Washington's primary concern in dealing with India right now is avoiding a nuclear flashpoint in South Asia," says TIME State Department correspondent Doug Waller. "Although both India and Pakistan now have explosive nuclear devices, they haven't instituted the vast intelligence and command systems needed for safe deployment of those weapons. With neither side even having the ability for advanced surveillance of the other, there's plenty of opportunities for a disastrous mistake as a result of one side's misconstruing the other's intentions...
Only one month after his election, the second-in-command of Harvard's student government has been accused of campaign violations, dishonesty and theft. Now, some of the most loyal supporters of Vice President John A. Burton '01 are calling for his resignation...
Swift's refusal to acknowledge her wrongdoing was galling, but her qualified apology--so dependent on the passive voice--is even more offensive to the citizens of the state where she is second in command. By referring to her familial obligations, she seeks pity from those in far more difficult circumstances than her own, and by claiming ignorance of the rules of high office, she trivializes her actions. It seems clear to everyone but Swift (and those in her administration, including Governor A. Paul Cellucci, who have supported her) that an executive in the private sector who had abused power...
...hard for me to think about ADMIRAL ELMO ("BUD") ZUMWALT without thinking about fathers and sons who serve together in the military. Admiral Zumwalt was my father's friend; they served together during the Vietnam War. Zumwalt had attained the highest command in the U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations. My father was commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific. My father ordered warplanes to bomb Hanoi while I was a prisoner of war there. Admiral Zumwalt ordered the use of Agent Orange in combat areas where his son served...
...engine down, erased classified computer data and set its flaps for a death spiral. The investigation also found that at the same time, more than 100 miles away, a second team of Air Force personnel preparing for another Global Hawk test was trying the system's "flight-termination" command. The Hawk, within range of both stations, intercepted the second team's command and dived. It was incapable of distinguishing between the signals. "Things could have been worse," a Pentagon official said. "It could have crashed into the Chinese embassy...