Word: deserter
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Saddam ordered missiles previously hidden in Baghdad palm groves sent to the western desert. Some are loaded with biotoxins...
...simple ammonia - can burn, corrode equipment or even kill. Here's the scary part: detection of such chemicals will be next to impossible, even for the Czechs. The small tabs of test paper that G.I.'s carry will not pick them up either. U.S. soldiers in Kuwait's northern desert are training in full bio-hazard suits. While that protective gear may stop military chemical and biological agents, "it has not been designed to deal with every type of chemical that can harm a human being," says Keith McGonigle, who teaches biological and chemical-awareness training. - By Simon Robinson/Kuwait City...
Among the recent combatants are “Desert Recon,” “Desert Army SAWS Gunner,” and “Desert Striker.” Veterans of the first Gulf War, and harbingers of the next one, these figures are realistic mimics in every important respect except for their defense against chemical and biological weapons. Clearly these soldiers are rooted in the conflict with Saddam Hussein; the action-figure of an Apache helicopter pilot even comes with detailed maps of Baghdad, which show strategic targets within the city...
...already been taken," says Friedbert Pfluger, foreign affairs spokesman for Germany's opposition Christian Democratic Union, "there will be a problem in Europe." Large numbers of Europeans believe the timetable for war is driven not by Iraq's behavior but by the U.S. desire to attack before Iraq's desert weather heats up to make warfare more difficult...
...division team Gansu Tianma (Heavenly Horses). Better known as Gazza (Jia Jia in Chinese), Gascoigne has been plagued by weight and drinking problems in recent years and failed to sign with an English club this season. He will move to his new club's home, Lanzhou, near the Gobi Desert, this month. "It's a great challenge," he said...