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...other writing, it is easy to see that his books have little to do with the often violent and harrowing situations that he covers: His writing is the story of people and their fight to live their lives, whether it be preserving a centuries-old whaling custom or trying to live amid war and ethnic strife. Massoud fought so that he could live in his homeland as he wished without brutal oppression (the same can be said of the subjects of his essays on Kosovo and Cyprus), just as the Taliban soldiers who faced him across the miles of battlefield...
...really need to deal with this threat by strengthening our public health system, not as individuals. Buying a gas mask, for example, is probably not going to help, because masks need to be custom-fitted and the filters have to be new. Our country needs to make sure our public health services are prepared for emergencies...
...orders to gather up computers, paper, any sort of stuff that might expose how Al Qaida is put together. The questions, though are how well hidden these guys are, will the U.S. get any actionable intelligence, and will they be able to act on it. Any operations will be custom crafted from the ground up; there is no template. It will depend on intelligence, and the real situation as it develops on the ground...
...Nothing grabs givers like photos, receipts and other hard documentation," he explains. "Givers tend to remain generous when they really know their gifts are being received by the poor." That assurance has helped him build a stable of more than 100 steady contributors, including National Spirit Group, a Dallas custom-apparel maker that keeps him stocked with T shirts, hats and warm-up suits. The Mormon Church sends food and hygiene kits, and Southwest Airlines provides old uniforms and flight bags...
Readymade for the po-mo girl-on-the-go, Tanenahaus satchels are custom-sized to fit a cellphone, compact mirror, lipstick, or palmpilot. Creepy yet pretty, these handbags are a irony-tinged mlange of the sweet and the very sick...