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...January 2002, Bush identified Iraq as a member of an "axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world." The President told Congress that he "would not wait on events while dangers gather"--a clear sign that he was contemplating pre-emptive strikes against those with WMDs. By April 2002, on Bush's instruction, Cheney toured the Middle East trying to make the case for action against Saddam...
...century. This month, gourmets are flocking to the island to taste the multicultural results at the 10th annual Singapore Food Festival, a month-long, mango-themed culinary fair (see www.singaporefoodfestival.com.sg). Singapore's food-obsessed can simultaneously enjoy the World Gourmet Summit, where some of the world's top chefs gather to discuss dining trends and to gossip about who's in and out in the cliquish world of foie gras and shark's fin soup (go to worldgourmetsummit.com...
...March 8, a Harvard sophomore and member of the crew team was found lying on the ground near the corner of JFK Street and Memorial Drive, near the same bridges where thousands gather every year to watch the Head of the Charles. He was badly injured and, according to reports, unsure of what had happened...
...fall of 2000 Mitchell received a second revelation, telling him to gather "seven young wives." Mitchell later detailed the vision in a 27-page religious tract, "The Book of Immanuel David Isaiah," in which he extolled the "blessing" of polygamy and called himself a "just and mighty" deity. "Somewhere along the line, he decided he was God," says Pamela Atkinson of the Volunteers of America homeless-outreach program, who counseled Mitchell during this period. "He comes across as gentle in his preaching...
...troops are obliged to don gas masks every time Iraq fires shells or missiles in their direction underscores the tactical importance of finding and eliminating any chemical and biological weapons. The U.S. has little intelligence on where any such stocks may be located; dedicated teams will be looking to gather this intelligence in the field as the battle unfolds and the regime begins to collapse. Even greater than the tactical need to eliminate such weapons is the political need to show they exist. President Bush and Tony Blair have insisted that this war is an act of preemptive self-defense...