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...Madonna gifted with an iron will and whirring pragmatism," wrote daily Libération editor Laurent Joffrin in his Op-Ed Friday. "Martine Aubry wants to safeguard the homestead, while Ségolène Royal chases adventure," Joffrin continued, noting that in the absence of any major ideological gulf between the two reform-minded women, "there is an incontestable opposition of style...
...Boston Finally, Gulf War Illness Recognized A congressionally mandated panel of scientists and veterans has validated in a Nov. 17 report the mysterious condition known as Gulf War illness (GWI). According to the study, the symptoms--which include memory loss, chronic muscle pain, fatigue, digestive problems and skin lesions--were likely caused by pills given to troops to protect against nerve gas and by the overuse of pesticides to ward off sand flies. Other factors include exposure to depleted uranium munitions, oil-well fires, nerve agents and vaccines. Nearly 25% of the 700,000 soldiers who fought in Operation Desert...
...Somalia Pirates Aim Higher With their capture of a colossal Saudi oil tanker on Nov. 15, Somali pirates seized their largest vessel yet amid a torrent of other hijackings in the Gulf of Aden, where there have been at least eight attacks in just the past two weeks. Pirates currently hold an estimated 17 vessels and some 300 crew for ransom. Some shipping firms are resorting to the long, costly route around Africa to avoid the gulf's dangerous waters...
...Piracy is supposed to be one of those things that isn’t a problem anymore—much like polio, pantaloons, and the threat of the Visigoths sacking Rome. However, 2008 is shaping up to be a banner year for Somali pirates who operate around the Gulf of Aden. The IMB reports that so far in 2008 there have been 92 pirate attacks on ships compared with 31 last year and 10 in 2006. The problem has grown so serious that insurers last May declared the Gulf of Aden a “war risk” zone...
...with the stock markets of 2008 being at roughly the same value as those of 1998, then I’d suggest looking to the high seas ,where this year seems more like 1708. Two days ago, pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship, the Delight, in the Gulf of Aden. According the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), the Delight, which is now bearing toward Somalia, joins 17 other ships currently being held by pirates. This week has been particularly successful for piracy: Last weekend buccaneers captured a Japanese-operated chemical and oil tanker as well as a Saudi supertanker...