Word: harborers
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...capability, and carries a return address that would see your whole country incinerated if you ever dared fire one. On the other hand, for a fraction of the cost you could deliver it in a suitcase, or put in on a Piper Cub, or sail it into a U.S. harbor on a fishing boat. Suicide bombing may not be part of U.S. military culture, but it's not hard to find jihad-kamikazes in the "rogue" states. Or even in a more sophisticated version, it would make more sense for a "rogue" state to develop a mobile Cruise Missile capability...
...until the country emerged as an economic Godzilla that Hollywood updated the old ogres with ruthless businessmen, in the film of Michael Crichton's novel Rising Sun - and then changed the identity from Japanese to American, to stifle Japanese protests. This summer's big item is Pearl Harbor, and we'll bet the "enemy" is portrayed gingerly. Unlike World War II films, this epic hopes to recoup at least some of its multiquillion-dollar budget in Japan...
...surface. Right after she got married at the age of 21, the Japanese came and press-ganged her husband into the military. She was separated from him for over a year and didn't see him again until after Japan's defeat in 1945. "I try not to harbor bitter feelings toward Japan because it is all past history," she says. "But it is true my feelings toward Japan are not pleasant...
Wildlife along the river has improved since the clean up efforts began. This past year, porpoises and dolphins were seen in the Boston harbor and herons and other waterfowl are increasingly seen along the river's banks. The EPA predicts a record herring run up the river in the next few weeks...
...them may not be marked for excellence? Or is it better to strive for a family of superkids, knowing that they are getting the most out of their potential if not out of their youth? Clearly, many parents are caught up in that quest, even if they quietly harbor doubts about its merits. "Parents have, to a large extent, lost confidence in themselves and in their own good judgment," says Peter Gorski, a committee chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics...