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...Pakistan TERROR STRIKES A NATIONAL SPORT In a daring, highly organized raid, a dozen gunmen attacked the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3, firing assault rifles and rockets at the team's bus and police escort. Eight people were killed, including six police officers (one of whom is shown above), and six cricket players were injured. The attack, which recalled November's rampage in the Indian city of Mumbai, underscored continuing security problems in Pakistan and threw its status as co-host of the 2011 Cricket World Cup into doubt. Several suspects have been detained...
...soon, neither will the United States. As I was headed into the Green Zone the next day to pick up my credentials, an Iraqi army soldier stopped me. He did not want to let me through his checkpoint. Through a translator, he said that I would need a military escort to come get me, though the reporter I was with said no one had ever needed one before. A young U.S. Army soldier nearby agreed that it didn't make sense and apologized to me. Sorry, he said, I can't help you - the Iraqis are in charge now. Eventually...
...library at San Diego's Willard B. Hage Elementary School is the perfect place for children to fall in love with reading. Since the start of the school year, however, the library has been off-limits to students, who get to go there only when (already overworked) teachers can escort them and handle the record-keeping. "With all of the cutbacks we've had in the last few years, the district can't pay for someone to help check out books," explains Pam Wiesenberg, a third-grade teacher at the school. "As a result, the children suffer...
Four Seasons also has a "Presidential Retreat" package to give you a taste of the chief executive's life. You get a VIP greeting and escort to your room, champagne and chocolates delivered by a champagne butler and an executive power treatment - either a facial, massage or scrub. Once revitalized, you can tackle the economy with a $50 gift card (hey, it's a start). Relax the next morning with breakfast in bed. Rates begin at $470. Through March 1. 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago...
...moment, private contractors protect people and property for U.S agencies, and for the Iraqi government and businesses. As Iraq seeks to attract more foreign investment and expertise, private security firms may be engaged more frequently to escort well-heeled clients in a country rich in resources and business opportunities, but rife with security threats. Given the loss of legal immunity, however, the risks of operating in Iraq have also increased for private security firms, potentially driving up insurance costs and making it more difficult, or more expensive, to attract Western employees. "We're taking a wait and see approach," said...