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...balance, the first week of "Operation Iraqi Freedom" has gone well for the U.S. and its allies. They've pushed armored infantry units to within striking distance of Baghdad-and done so without suffering overwhelming casualties or experiencing a significant counter-attack. And yet, senior administration and military officials are acknowledging that they underestimated the depth of the Iraqi resistance they would encounter, and have begun talking of a longer war than the public had been led to expect. The proximity of coalition forces to Baghdad does not imply that the war is close to its conclusion, and Defense Secretary...
...death of baseball pitcher Steven Bechler may have been linked to the herb ephedra [HEALTH, March 3]. It brings to the fore a problem that needs urgent regulatory attention. Alternative-medicine gurus and the burgeoning over-the-counter drug industry have fostered the notion that anything natural is safe. Well, the poisons strychnine, belladonna, ricin and botulin are all natural. Legislation is needed to prohibit advertising that implies "all natural ingredients" means "safe." HERMAN BIEBER Kenilworth...
...began talking much sooner than anticipated, and some officials remain skeptical that at least some of the information he is feeding interrogators is intentionally misleading. But as some of his disclosures have been corroborated by other detainees and electronic sources, investigators are more confident that, as one counter-terror official says, "We're getting valuable, credible, specific information...
...welcomed. After all, the predominantly Shiite population of Iraq's third largest city had led the 1991 revolt against Saddam, and a whole Iraqi division deployed to defend it had surrendered. The spectacle of coalition forces being welcomed without a fight would certainly have helped PR efforts to counter mounting Arab and Muslim hostility to the war. Instead, resistance at Basra continues, possibly with the aid of Special Republican Guard Units deployed there against expectations. And the International Committee of the Red Cross reports that the city is running out of fresh drinking water, suggesting that...
...small group of students formed an informal counter-protest as they stood waving United States flags in front of Thayer Hall on the periphery of the sea of anti-war protesters that filled half of the Yard...