Word: haltingly
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...much of Scheuer--they regarded him as a zealot who couldn't see the whole picture--but they were in a bind. CIA rules allow an officer to publish a book if he is not disclosing classified information. Since Scheuer's book included nothing sensitive, the agency couldn't halt publication. "The rules don't say you can't write dumb stuff," a former officer who worked on the case tells TIME...
...reflects a new mood of conciliation. With Palestinians preparing to vote on Jan. 9 for a new President, Israel last week signaled that it will allow Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem to vote. Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Israel might suspend construction of its separation wall if the Palestinians halt terror attacks. And the Fatah wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization...
That doesn't mean China's robust economic engine will grind to a halt. The mainland meets more than two-thirds of its energy needs with coal and boasts the world's largest reserves. But to keep its economy racing ahead--and to ease some of the pollution that comes from burning coal--China's leaders have been forced to seek ever greater supplies of petroleum from overseas. More than half of China's oil imports currently come from the volatile Middle East, making oil security a growing concern in Beijing. China plans to build a strategic oil reserve...
...convening of an international conference--to prove the U.S. was ready to back up its talk of cautious optimism by taking control of the peace process. Sharon indicated Israel would not budge from its policy of shunning contact with the Palestinians until new Palestinian leaders brought terrorism to a halt. And Arafat's successors--four men will take on the titles he alone held--face an uphill struggle just to legitimize their right to rule, much less to back away from Arafat's violent, uncompromising course...
...three who joined the military eight years ago. He warns his team to "get ready to get out of this big metal bitch." With the bulk of the Marine-led assault force poised on the northern side of the railway, 3rd Platoon plowed forward, bringing its Bradleys to a halt beneath Fallujah's first houses. The platoon radio net crackled, "Drop ramp. All 3rd Platoon elements drop ramp, drop ramp." And with that, the ground battle began...