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...only be riskier. Such a strike could be seen by the North Korean leadership for what it is: a limited act of defense of the U.S. homeland against a gathering threat, and not an overall attack on North Korea. Pyongyang tries carefully to cultivate the impression that it will lash out in response to any action against it, however limited. But would it truly retaliate against South Korea, which has been working hard to improve North-South relations, in response to a U.S. airstrike? Such a war would surely and swiftly end in the elimination of the North Korean regime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for a Preemptive Strike on North Korea's Missiles | 7/8/2006 | See Source »

...that the enemy has completely mixed into the civilian population. Marine Sergeant Eddie Wright, who lost both hands in a rocket-propelled-grenade attack in Fallujah two years ago, said it's natural "to want to kill the guys who killed your buddy." But, he adds, "you don't lash out at innocent people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shame Of Kilo Company | 5/28/2006 | See Source »

...break up the possible double play. It worked, too: the fielder made no throw and Harvard went on to plate four in the frame, building an insurmountable 7-0 advantage. Kramer had no visible malicious intent on the slide. He didn’t stray from the baseline or lash out with his cleats. As Kramer put it, it was “just a hard play.”Nevertheless, Lions skipper Brett Boretti stormed onto the field and conducted a lengthy tete a tete with the umps. In point of fact, he was contending that Kramer popped...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Baseball Offers Timeless Appeal | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

Trees were "lash't as tho by a gale," bystanders reported, and fields undulated "like the waves of an ocean." Buildings swayed, clocks stopped, church bells rang, water mains burst, gas lines broke, electrical wires snapped and sparked. Then came the flames, which for three days burned out of control as firefighters stood helplessly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons from the San Francisco Earthquake | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

CHICAGO One tube of the Windy City's favorite mascara?Maybelline Great Lash ($6.16)?is sold every 1.6 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The A List: Makeup | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

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