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...pitting the Koreans against superior sides. But the controversial strategy paid off, as the team learned how to sustain its stamina against mightier squads. Three of Korea's key World Cup goals have come late in the game, when Portugal, Italy and the U.S. were simply too exhausted to defend themselves. "The Koreans are so fit they could go out and win a track meet right now," said American coach Bruce Arena, after the Koreans tied the U.S. late in the second half. "No team here is in better physical shape than they...
...Even as it endorses Israel's right to defend itself, the Bush administration is uneasy about the security fence and the proposed reoccupation of PA territory. Washington is concerned that the Palestinians and their Arab supporters will reject a unilateral move by Israel to define its borders with a future Palestinian state. And an Israeli presence inside PA territory nullifies even the provisional statehood being weighed by the administration. But for President Bush, the dilemma runs deeper - despite his administration's commitment to fight terrorism, he knows there's no military solution to Israel's security crisis as long...
...relations with America have long seesawed between peace and peril. Although America fought on the side of the South during Korea's civil war, the 37,000 U.S. troops still stationed in the country have strained relations with their hosts. Americans argue that the troops are there to help defend the South from the North, but President George W. Bush's inclusion of North Korea in the "axis of evil" hardly endears the U.S. to Koreans...
...Considering that the "Honorable Company" virtually created British India and the Empire, what's really surprising is that only the Chinese have chimed in. In the mid-1700s the company also ran a robust trade in Indian textiles, with a private army to defend its bases. "All this happened with Asian permission and Asian partnership," says curator Anthony Farrington. "And Asian complicity in the business of making money." But the balance of power tilted after the military exploits of Company man Robert Clive transformed the firm into a territorial power. From private trading rights and "presents" from the locals, Company...
...national level, Siilats could not defend her indoor title in the high jump, as injuries limited her to 10th place. Her outdoor season was an improvement, though, as she qualified for her first outdoor NCAA meet with a 1.81-meter jump at Heps and placed a respectable sixth place with a 1.79-meter performance at the national meet at Baton Rogue...