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...days, Rumsfeld might have been called the Secretary of War, and it would have better fit his style and sensibility. To be in his presence or, worse, in his employ is to risk being lulled, lured, ambushed, bludgeoned and, always, conquered in the end. "It's the wrestler in him," says a former Pentagon aide. "It's how he thinks. It's all about positioning and sizing you up. It's there every time you meet him. He's friendly; he's got that toothy grin going. But then it's like a light switch is thrown...
...most frightening plans involve his desire to employ unconventional weapons. His most prized possession, he says, is a cache of 82mm mortar rounds. Mohammed displays one of the rounds and proclaims, "This is a chemical mortar." Encased in a green storage tube with a flip-lock lid, the weapon has liquid sloshing inside a bulbous head reeking with a putrid odor that burns the nostrils. The Russian markings on the weapon identify it as a TD-42 liquid, high-explosive mortar. It's impossible to know what is really in the device or if the boasts...
...proud economic liberal who thinks France's conservative government has the right reformist idea - but may lack the political courage to impose it fully. Lenoir's lament is common among French small-business owners, who form a massive economic chorus. Ninety-nine percent of France's 2.5 million businesses employ fewer than 50 people - yet they still make up 53% of the labor market. Despite Lenoir's major gripes with France's labor strictures and tax regimes, he says he's willing to wait on French reform instead of defecting to friendlier business environments in the U.K. or Eastern Europe...
...Economically I would say that the writers are penny-wise and pound-foolish,” Meyer said. “Culturally, they may have a point. It’s difficult to employ world-class portfolio managers in an academic setting...
...could purchase electricity from clean sources, operate on-site water treatment and use energy-efficient technologies such as fluorescent lights—as well as any other technologies that become available over the many years that separate us from a completed Allston. Harvard’s prior willingness to employ on-site renewable energy stands as a testament to its potential to rise to the challenge...