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...knew they would come because he knew what they were looking for. He had worked for the import section of Iraq's powerful Military Industrialization Commission (MIC), essentially the state's weapons-making organ, which owned hundreds of factories, research centers--everything you needed if you wanted to build an arsenal of chemical or biological weapons. He spent much of his time in the 1980s buying tons of growth medium, which scientists use to cultivate germs. "We were like traders." he says. "The scientists would tell us what they wanted, and we got it." After Gulf War I, he entertained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing A Mirage | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

...Strokes open for them a couple of years ago), and Travis are known by connoisseurs of the mopey acoustic, but they are the elite in a genre as ubiquitous in Britain as emo was in the US. Americans don’t produce enough earnest strummings locally, so they import it from across the pond to meet the limited demand. What America does produce in abundance doesn’t often make for good export, though. Much less than gangsta rap, the American fetish for jam-bands does not travel well—perhaps the gloomy British weather is less...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sound and Fury | 10/3/2003 | See Source »

...found himself at the center of the yellowcake scandal, mentioned in intelligence memos and in newspapers first by his job title, and eventually by name. Britain's September 2002 dossier on Iraq's weapons, cited by Bush in his address, linked al-Zahawie to Baghdad's alleged effort to import yellowcake. And the circumstantial evidence of his trip appeared to lend credence to the claim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam's Niger Point-man Speaks | 10/1/2003 | See Source »

...pizza is not your thing, Di Mio also offers a choice of three satisfying paninis and a selection of salads big enough to feed a small army. The wine list is short but serviceable, with each vintage matching a specialty pizza. Import beers are limited ($3.50), so if you aren’t adverse to a meal sans alcohol, Di Mio’s own root beer and cream sodas are a good...

Author: By Christine Ajudua, Brian M. Goldsmith, Kristi L. Jobson, and Christopher Schonberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Welcome Back | 9/25/2003 | See Source »

After World War II ended, and with it Japan's 36-year occupation of the Korean peninsula, a sturdy bamboo curtain descended in the Sea of Japan. South Korea banned the import of just about all things Japanese, from transistors to seaweed. Most of those restrictions were retired upon diplomatic normalization in 1965, but one was maintained: South Koreans were not allowed to buy Japanese pop music, view Japanese films or otherwise enjoy Japan's rising output of popular culture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thank You for the Music | 9/22/2003 | See Source »

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