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...According to two aviation sources, the men were able to get inside a container on a Boeing 727 cargo aircraft flown from the Dominican Republic to Miami under contract for DHL Airways. DHL did not return messages seeking comment. More troubling is that at least one of the men had an employee identification card of a company that allowed him access to the secure area of a foreign airport. "Inside jobs are the soft underbelly of the system," says one aviation security expert...
...postponed, but the Council refused. In from the Cold LIBYA The U.S. praised Libya for making "real progress" toward fulfilling its commitment to dismantle its unconventional weapons program, announcing that 25,000 kg of material related to Libya's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs had been flown to Tennessee. U.S. and British nuclear inspectors also completed their first visit to Libya. An End to Anarchy? SOMALIA Warlords who control most of the country joined politicians and other traditional leaders to sign a landmark agreement to establish what would be the country's first real national government since the overthrow...
Between setups, she and costume designer Patricia Field had sneaked off to ogle the perfectly tailored French excess that is haute couture. Joining them in the front row was pint-size singer Christina Aguilera and Lord of the Rings lovely Liv Tyler, who had flown in especially for the Givenchy show (never mind that she's paid buckets of money to promote its beauty line; she needs an Oscar dress...
Michael and Jim were flown by helicopter to Baghdad's 28th Combat Support Hospital, where correspondents Brian Bennett, Michael Ware and Phil Zabriskie, photo-operations manager Bill Kalis and photographer Yuri Kozyrev stayed with them and helped organize their departure for a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. At the same time, Washington bureau chief Michael Duffy and senior correspondent Mark Thompson set aside the profile of Rumsfeld they were co-writing to press the Pentagon for assistance and information on transferring Jim and Michael out of Iraq. By Friday, enough had been established for Michele Stephenson, director of photography...
When the wounded come home, they are rarely greeted with waving flags and parades. Maimed soldiers are routinely flown from Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where they are stabilized before heading to the U.S. The most seriously injured are flown to Andrews Air Force Base, outside Washington, usually on nighttime flights, and then transported to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington or Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. "The wounded are brought back after midnight, making sure the press does not see the planes coming in with the wounded," said Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont...