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Where would bin Laden get the material? Again, the most common answer is Russia, with its reputation as a fissile flea market. And a bin Laden associate has told authorities that the mastermind is shopping for nuclear ingredients. Adds Leventhal: "My feeling is that the prudent assumption is that bin Laden is nuclear capable in some fashion." Other experts are less certain that any terrorist group could pull off a nuke. A 1999 Rand study on terrorism noted somewhat reassuringly that "building a nuclear device capable of producing mass destruction presents Herculean challenges for terrorists and indeed even for states...
Halloween is just around the corner, and many Harvard students have already started their costume shopping. Last Saturday, the American Repertory Theatre (ART) transformed its lobby into a flea market-style bazaar, with apparel and accessories from the costume shop upstairs...
After the Crimson defense held Princeton on its subsequent drive, Harvard once again turned to Fitzpatrick to lead the offense. The rookie demonstrated good speed in rushing 14 yards for a first down and then showed off his arm with a 39-yard flea flicker pass to senior receiver Dan Farley. Farley’s superb catch brought the Crimson within striking distance at the close of the third quarter...
...Tigers pulled out the “flea-flicker” from the bottom of the playbook and scored quickly, forcing Murphy to play his backup quarterback, freshman Ryan Fitzpatrick...
...found ways of making enough to keep me going. I became a fortune-teller, a hairdresser, a peddler of fake toothpaste and pink chiffon scarves. I helped make sofas in Guizhou province and fished for yellow carp on Qinghai Lake. In the cities, I would camp in flea-ridden hostels, in the countryside I would often just sleep on the ground...