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I understand President Bush's predicament: he must show the American people that he defends his country. But if the objectives of a military action in Afghanistan are destroying Osama bin Laden and wiping out terrorists' bases, no air operation will work. The bases are hidden in bunkers, tunnels and...
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It has been that way for two centuries. Dolley Madison spotted smoke from the burning Capitol with her little spyglass in 1814 and knew the British would be headed her way. She gathered up that spectacular Stuart portrait of George Washington and some silverware and fled into the hills of...
A wave of assassinations in Europe in 1817 prompted James Monroe to put sharpshooters on the rebuilt White House. The Confederate strategists had in mind capturing the White House with Abraham Lincoln inside, maybe having a mint julep on the porch. In the chaotic months after the Civil War the...
Edgar’ first thought was of how his normal routine had been so rudely interrupted: his father was about to go run some errands, he had an exam the following week to prepare for, and he was also planning to go down to the beach with his brother, Victor...