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...here to protect you and take you home." She responded, "I'm an American soldier too." As they rushed her out to a nearby helicopter, Lynch squeezed the hand of an Army Ranger and said, "Don't let anyone leave me." All the while, planes outfitted with special communications gear circled overhead, allowing a video feed of the events to be broadcast to the military's top brass in Qatar, who were able to watch the rescue in real time...
When Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned two of Iraq's neighbors, Syria and Iran, against helping Saddam Hussein, he wasn't just worried about military gear crossing the borders. U.S. intelligence has been picking up indications that Muslim extremists from Islamic Jihad, Hizballah and Iranian Shi'ite groups have started entering Iraq from both countries, as well as from Jordan. A senior U.S. official told TIME that his main security concern in Iraq, once Saddam is ousted, is "not the remnants of Saddam's government. It's the presence of other radicals who may owe their allegiance to neighboring regimes...
...bold graphics and aggressive moniker of National's Rage'N RVT ramp trailer are a direct play for young buyers. The fold-up ramp on the back of this toy hauler is used for loading motorcycles and other large recreational gear. KIT RVs, a 58-year-old brand out of Caldwell, Idaho, changed its name in January to Extreme RVs and has outfitted its $30,000, 26-ft. toy hauler with a chrome and red-vinyl interior. Travel Supreme's new Me2, a $325,000, 41-ft. luxury motor home, includes a built-in garage with enough room to stash...
Towed trailers make up 80% of RVs sold, but the big money is still in motor homes, which account for roughly two-thirds of industry revenue. RVs are made with components from many companies--say, a chassis from Workhorse Custom Chassis, slide-out gear from Actuant and a generator from Onan, a division of Cummins. Back in 2001, RV demand fell so low that some assembly lines and entire plants had to be idled. Industry leader Winnebago of Forest City, Iowa, avoided layoffs with four-day workweeks and a short production halt late in the year. But as demand shot...
...success has inspired big players like Nike and Reebok--and smaller wholesalers like G-III, based in New York City, and Majestic, of Bangor, Pa.--to produce their own throwbacks. Pro-sports leagues now regularly outfit teams in retro gear during games just for kicks. Moreover, M&N joins the ranks of firms--from Louis Roederer champagne (maker of Cristal) to Timberland boots--that have flourished once an urban, largely African-American audience embraced them. But more than any of these crossover brands, M&N has triumphed because of a single unlikely hero. "I consider it a miracle that Reuben...