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...that the case? At first sight, Bush's doctrine of pre-emptive attack seems frightening. True, Administration officials have said that pre-emption can take nonmilitary forms. But it still seems as if the U.S. has arrogated to itself the right to go to war whenever it sniffs danger from a regime it doesn't like. And Bush's speech seems inconsistent both with the very narrow Caroline principle and with Article 51 of the United Nations charter, which allows self-defense only "if an armed attack occurs" (not "is likely to occur") against a nation. Yet pre-emptive strikes...
Critics say the FAA is in danger of moving even more slowly than usual while the bureaucracy and stakeholders await a new leader. The airline industry is trying to hustle up its own candidates, but nobody yet seems willing to take the hefty pay cut for the privilege of being abused by airlines, Congress and frustrated flyers. Aviation-industry veterans are getting worried that the position might never attract a high-quality candidate. "The job is only good for a human punching bag," says one. --By Sally B. Donnelly
...Donald Rumsfeld, Indian officials said they came in response to indications that terrorist infiltration into Indian-administered Kashmir had slowed or stopped in the past two weeks. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler, welcomed the announcement of the measures but said "as long as [Indian] forces remain deployed the danger is not over." Pakistan said it wanted talks over the status of Kashmir - a move India said would be premature. SPAIN ETA Arrest A suspected Basque terrorist, Aitzol Maurtua, was detained by police in the town of Algemesi, near Valencia, after a neighbor noticed that his Renault...
...NORTH AMERICA With roughly 85,000 speakers left, Pennsylvania German, featured in the hit 1985 film Witness, is on the wane, as are most Native American languages. Also in danger: Gullah, spoken by descendants of former slaves, mostly on the islands off South Carolina and Georgia...
...sole private citizen to spend the long flight in Wolfowitz's private quarters. Some speculated that Scowcroft got the invite because Wolfowitz wanted to pull him into his corner. "Paul wants to reach out to more Republicans like Scowcroft and get them to think his way on the danger Saddam represents," said a Wolfowitz associate. "He's tired of getting picked on by the Powell crowd." Scowcroft seemed unaware of any lobbying effort. "I'm just hitching a ride," he said...