Word: disruption
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...campaign continues to disrupt Taliban logistics and destroy some of its heavier weapons, but this has not yet tipped the balance in favor of its domestic foes. There has been little real movement in the frontline positions of the Taliban and Northern Alliance forces at Mazari al-Sharif and north of Kabul despite the three-week air campaign. This looks like long war, then, in which the U.S. and Britain may be forced to take greater risks on the ground, even as some alliance partners grow skittish about the onset of winter snows and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan...
...aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, many speculated that bioterrorism was a distinct possibility. Indeed, in early October Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned the nation that terrorists might use biological agents to spread fear and disrupt daily life. It has now been confirmed in several cases that anthrax has invaded—and in one tragic case, destroyed—the lives of innocent American civilians. Although it is not known for certain whether those behind the anthrax attacks are the same individuals responsible for the Sept. 11 tragedy, the recent attacks have targeted the media and the government?...
...anthrax scares threatened to disrupt postal operations nationwide, as post offices from Maine to Florida have been closed temporarily by anthrax scares in recent days...
What would have been the best way to disrupt President Lawrence H. Summers’ installation...
...attacks on these targets, which included early warning radars, surface-to-air missile sites, airfields, aircraft, military command-and-control installations and terrorists camps, were meant to disrupt air defenses for further military strikes and air drops of humanitarian aide, according to Pentagon officials...