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...purchased, Soviet-war-era Stinger missiles still in the hands of the Taliban. The Stingers have one of the greatest records of any killing machine ever invented; a 1989 U.S. Army study found that the Afghans took down 269 Soviet aircraft with them in 340 attempts. But less high-tech weaponry will serve just as well; in 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers were killed, including six Delta Force commandos who tried to rescue airmen from two Black Hawk helicopters downed by rocket-propelled grenades...
...PAVE LOW A 21-ton high-tech monster that can land on a dime...
...purchased, Soviet-war-era Stinger missiles still in the hands of the Taliban. The Stingers have one of the greatest records of any killing machine ever invented; a 1989 U.S. Army study found that the Afghans took down 269 Soviet aircraft with them in 340 attempts. But less high-tech weaponry will serve just as well; in 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers were killed, including six Delta Force commandos who tried to rescue airmen from two Black Hawk helicopters downed by rocket-propelled grenades...
...High-Tech Gear --U.S. ground forces dropped into Afghanistan will be supplied with the latest weapons and equipment, including...
Until recently, corporate America would never consider cutting the salaries of many to avoid cutting the jobs of a few. But these days, a wide range of businesses, from San Francisco ad agencies and high-tech outfits like Agilent to steelmakers in Pittsburgh, are breaking the taboo. "We did a 7% layoff that probably would have been 15% had we not done some creative things," says Charles Morgan, 58, CEO of the database-management firm Acxiom, of Conway, Ark. In April the company made a 5% reduction in salaries for people earning more than $25,000, then gave stock options...