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Naval Buildup The U.S. has dispatched a fourth aircraft carrier--the Kitty Hawk--to the region to serve as a floating base for ground troops...
Drones --Unmanned craft like the Predator can carry out reconnaissance missions at lower altitudes; prototypes of the Global Hawk, an advanced, higher-flying drone, could also see some action...
Heartfelt thanks to Jodie Morse for the article "Paws in the Dust" [THE VICTIMS, Sept. 24], about Dr. Larry Hawk's efforts to rescue and revive the thousands of pets stranded after the disaster. Once the shock of seeing the towers collapse had subsided enough to allow me to think, my first thought was for the children who were orphaned; the second was for the pets left behind by this terrible tragedy. I know the human toll is beyond understanding, but these people loved their pets, and the animals adored them. What an amazing man Hawk is to put aside...
...carriers, the U.S.S. Carl Vinson and the U.S.S. Enterprise. Washington wants to conduct the air war from a new command center just outside Riyadh, but the Saudis are balking. (If the past is any guide, the U.S. will eventually get its way.) Another pair of carriers, the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk and the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, could be ready to attack within a week. The Pentagon and the State Department have arranged for basing bombers and refueling planes in Bahrain and Oman. B-52 and B-2 bombers, flying from the U.S. and the tiny speck of Diego Garcia, an island...
...Hawk also worried about the welfare of the police dogs sifting through the rubble. Many of their paws were torn on jagged wreckage, and rescuers had begun wrapping their legs in flimsy burlap. Hawk and his colleagues started a collection drive for protective doggie booties. In a week like this, some might find it strangely incidental to pay so much attention to pets. Hawk disagreed. "I spend my life teaching humane principles. If we learn how to be more humane to animals, we hope it will rub off on people," Hawk said. He paused. "What happened to my sister...