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...even weaker grip on the nation than Habibie did. Last year Wahid promised a political autonomy and economic package for Aceh. But under pressure from the military, nationalists and Vice President Megawati, Wahid last week issued a Presidential Instruction calling for local officials to reinstate public services and destroy separatist movements using any means necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Losing More Hearts and Minds | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...Pentagon took a key step toward unmanned aerial warfare in February, when a $3 million Predator drone that was initially designed for spying was able to destroy a tank by aiming and firing a Hellfire missile with help from its ground-based controller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Key Lessons | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...accident. A dislodged antenna had wrapped itself around the EP-3E's tail, further complicating the landing. Chinese troops quickly surrounded the prized plane, wielding weapons and demanding over bullhorns that the Americans abandon the craft. After a tense 15-min. standoff--during which the U.S. crew continued to destroy much, but not all, of the classified material aboard the plane--they surrendered to the Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spy Plane Finale: An 8,000-Ft. Plunge and a Tough Choice | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...Never, ever, block with someone out of pity. Refusing to block with a despicable person may result in hurt feelings. Pretending to enjoy living with a despicable person will destroy lives—both of them...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Ten Things You Should Never Do | 4/19/2001 | See Source »

...someone who was born and raised in Alaska, I want to address some misconceptions about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Many people believe that developing ANWR would destroy an otherwise pristine wilderness in exchange for just six months’ worth of oil. But such statements rely upon misleading or false facts for their support; in truth, ANWR is a 19-million-acre region, of which eight million acres have already been put into formal wilderness status and an additional 9.5 million acres are designated as wildlife refuge. Those 17.5 million acres form a protected area, nearly as large...

Author: By James M. Mcelligott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Case for Opening ANWR | 4/17/2001 | See Source »

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