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DIED. COLONEL FLOYD J. THOMPSON, 69, the longest-serving prisoner of war in American history; of unknown causes; in Key West, Fla. After his plane was shot down in northern South Vietnam in 1964, Thompson endured physical and mental torture, including being hung by his thumbs, and five years in solitary. He stayed sane, he said, by building an imaginary house he and his wife would live in once he was freed by the Viet Cong--which he finally was, after nine years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jul. 29, 2002 | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...Saudis believe that the U.S. won't try to go to war without them. But in the war rooms inside the Pentagon and at Central Command in Tampa, Fla., military strategists no longer think the U.S. needs the Saudis to dislodge Saddam. Strategists say a war against Iraq would require as many as 200,000 troops, with forces launching from Kuwait, Turkey and the smaller gulf emirates, reinforced by a massive U.S. Navy and Marine presence. The U.S. already has 10,000 Army troops at Kuwait's Camp Doha, where the Pentagon has stored tanks and other weapons. Some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Still Need the Saudis? | 7/28/2002 | See Source »

...weapons to destroy buildings and instead invest in building a Palestinian state. This strategy would be bold and courageous. There would be no guarantee of success, but it would offer more hope than Israel's current policy, which creates misery and gains support for terrorists. GREGORY A. MORGAN Lutz, Fla...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 22, 2002 | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...Internet gave me a new way to meet and date at this stage of my life," says Connor, 60, who divides his time between homes in Plano, Texas, and Naples, Fla. "It's making that initial effort--when you find yourself alone after so many years with one person--that's the hardest part of dating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Back Into It | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

Gale Shamama, 61, a widow and guidance counselor from Hollywood, Fla., took a stab at meeting someone on the Net through JDate.com a website for Jewish singles. But in her experience, the appealing and respectable men she sought were not easy to locate. "I recently spoke with someone I found through the Internet who was kind of obnoxious and crude," Shamama says. "I'd much rather go out for dinner and a movie with my close female friends than talk to someone like that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Back Into It | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

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