Word: gearing
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Daniel Eaton, 7, of Whitman, attended the rally with his parents, wearing combat gear and a helmet. Eaton was reticent about expressing his views regarding U.S. foreign policy, but when asked whether he believed he should support our troops, he replied...
Along with the bravado, there is apprehension. The troops are aware of predictions that perhaps as many as 20,000 of them could be wounded or killed. They are particularly nervous about the threat of Iraqi chemical or biological warfare, and officers have no trouble enforcing regulations that protective gear be carried at all times. Says Specialist Robert Kraus, 20, of Jefferson Station, N.Y.: "There's fear to an extent. I am not saying the Army brainwashes you. But we train so much that we are used to what is going to happen...
...Tuesday, Jan. 15, U.S. Eastern Standard Time -- one minute before what the American State Department considers the deadline (the United Nations has specified only the date). Or maybe on Jan. 16 or 18 or 23, or Feb. 6 or even later should President Bush take a bit longer to gear up for war. If the Iraqi dictator tries some final maneuver to forestall the assault, says William Quandt, a leading American expert on the Middle East, he will spring it "when he hears the tank motors...
...Francisco, more than 1000 protesters massed at the Federal Building before dawn. One person Was quickly arrested as ranks of police in riot gear faced the restless, mostly young crowd. There were reports of scuffles between demonstrators and workers attempting to get inside...
After about 15 minutes in the downtown intersection, the crowd marched past Fanueil Hall onto North St., Where they blocked a key offramp to the Central Artery. MDC police, clad in riot gear, closed in on the group quickly. Dozens of officers, who had been waiting at the nearby entrance to the Callahan Tunnel, lifted about 40 protesters from the street, handcuffed them with plastic strips and transferred them to waiting police wagons...