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...officials say the growing U.S. "footprint" here will be used to battle terrorism in the region - and to ship in humanitarian supplies - but acknowledge they could play a supporting role in any confrontation with Iraq, assuming the blessing of the host nation. But the bases also could trigger the anger of nearby Russia and China, who have long viewed central Asia as being firmly within their spheres of influence. They might also antagonize Islamic fundamentalists in the oil-rich region. U.S. troops know the risk, and patrol the 16 villages within three miles of the base, trying to make friends...
That's not the only dilemma with DCIS. Radiologists don't actually see a DCIS lesion--they see its footprint in the calcified remains of dead and dying cells. What makes mammography as much an art as a science is that these so-called microcalcifications are often just a normal part of breast anatomy. It's the pattern of microcalcifications--whether new ones appear suddenly or line up in particular formations like soldiers in a row--that suggests something more sinister...
Most likely we will need more special-operations forces and not so many artillery outfits; more self-contained operational forces and less logistical backup. We will want to go in quick and light, with minimal time for planning and deployment, and the smallest possible footprint. We will need lighter-weight communications with longer-lasting batteries and new small arms effective at close quarters and longer ranges. We want to pack our punch into smaller, more mobile packages. If we need heavy firepower, we want to call it down from the sky rather than backpack it in. We will be putting...
...segregates a substantial portion of the American military machine from the mainland. Koizumi said in a recent speech in Okinawa that he wanted to "lighten the burden" on the island, and former President Bill Clinton last summer suggested the U.S. would reduce the size of America's "footprint" on Okinawa. But the new Administration in Washington maintains that Asia is its main security focus?and that Okinawa is integral. "The presence of American forces on Okinawa," says a State Department official in Washington, "is vital for the security of the region...
...What's going on? Maybe just a single-day version of last Friday; investors seem unwilling to dash the indexes on the rocks completely, but equally unwilling to declare the end of six months of neuroses just yet. Earnings season marches on after the bell, with big-footprint techies AOL, Apple and Microsoft all reporting for the after-hours crowd. Their reaction will show up in the morning...