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...dashed. In the course of this meeting, the North Koreans unexpectedly and unprecedentedly claimed that they already possess nuclear weapons and suggested that they are willing to test them, use them and export them. They also reported that they have been reprocessing 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods to extract from them the plutonium to build still more weapons. (Western experts estimate that North Korean might be able to build as many as six additional weapons with the plutonium from these fuel rods.) Whether Pyongyang’s claims are true is not clear, but what is certain is that...
...early test of the belief among Administration neoconservatives that the victory in Iraq could persuade recalcitrant Arab regimes to accede to U.S. demands. As Bush put it, "Syria just needs to cooperate with us." The U.S. apparently expects that by cranking up public pressure on Assad, it can extract concessions. The U.S. saber rattling, says a British official, has "made the Syrians sit up and think." And it has left many in the Middle East and elsewhere wondering, Exactly what does Washington have in mind for the neighborhood? --Reported by Scott MacLeod/Damascus, Aharon Klein and Matt Rees/Jerusalem, Timothy J. Burger...
...said a Richmond police official. "You would have to look closely to see that it had human features." Laci's remains, discovered by another dog walker the next morning, were partial and mostly skeletal. The state of the bodies posed a challenge to forensic scientists, who managed to extract DNA from Laci's tibia, or shinbone, and her baby's femur, or thighbone. They compared it with DNA in cheek swabs from Laci's parents and a blood smear from Scott, which authorities said was obtained under a search warrant...
Yesterday’s opener was just the third game all season that junior Bryan Hale hasn’t started in centerfield. His benching was part of Walsh’s wholesale shakeup intended to extract some offense out of Harvard’s slumping lineup...
...criminal for his indirect responsibility for the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon, and he has always been a staunch supporter of settlements. It is time for Sharon to make a meaningful concession to show Palestinians that a leader committed to peace, as Abu Mazen seems to be, can extract real compromise from Israel...