Word: desertions
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...Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz: If Iraq attempted to use unconventional weapons against allied forces, the U.S. would proceed to Baghdad and destroy Saddam's regime. Though the Iraqis used chemical weapons against Iranian forces and rebellious Kurds, Baker's promise was enough to persuade Saddam to hold back during Desert Storm. Now that the current Administration has declared that regime change is its goal, he may not feel so gun-shy. Western military officials and longtime Saddam watchers suggest he won't uncork his deadliest weapons if he calculates that he can survive the U.S. onslaught. "Survival is his objective...
...threat of a rebel force hiding out in the caves of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. launched Operation Mongoose. Their target: the Adhi Ghar range of mountains, a favorite base of the mujahedin fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Honeycombed with caves, these granite ridges rear up out of the desert and are covered in a jumble of boulders that offer perfect cover for snipers. In recent weeks, this hideout had become the base for a new enemy commander whom the U.S. is now confronting for the first time: Hafiz Abdul Rahim, a rebel chieftain and former Taliban secret-police chief...
...irony, for a desert city in its fifth consecutive year of drought, is that it is water that's killing Jaisalmer. The city was built of dry stone in 1156, before the advent of piped water and underground sewers. In those days, residents collected their water from a nearby lake and stored it in clay urns. Today the gallons piped in daily to meet the demands of a growing population and its shower-needy visitors are overwhelming the ancient plumbing. "Seepage into the foundations has left many structures unstable," says Sue Carpenter, founder of a charity called Jaisalmer in Jeopardy...
...converted town houses built right into the fort walls, with rooms decorated in vivid shades of crimson, lime and orange. Its three terraces command what might be Jaisalmer's finest sunset views, when the ancient bastions take on the color of pure honey and seem to melt into the desert backdrop. The staff will update you on the restoration efforts and you won't find anything as wasteful as a bathtub within their walls...
...Kings but don't have much time to travel? Rajasthan's tourism authority proposes a solution that brings a new meaning to the phrase "whirlwind tour." Forget the stylish Palace on Wheels, India's grande dame of steam trains and the most romantic way to chug through the desert state. Due to launch this year, the latest plan to pry open travelers' wallets aspires to a whole new level of decadence. The idea: a supremely luxurious seven-day flit through history. They call it the Palace...