Word: launch
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After interviewing several Tel Aviv residents after the second attack, Kelsen said he had few doubts that an Israel would launch a reprisal before long...
Never had Congress faced a challenge quite like it. In the Persian Gulf, 430,000 U.S. troops prepared to launch into battle against the Iraqi invaders of neighboring Kuwait. An American President had dispatched those troops to the Middle East, and the United Nations had authorized the use of force against the Iraqis unless they withdrew by Jan. 15. Yet Congress, the only branch of government with the constitutional power to declare war, had still not spoken, and the President was threatening to move with or without the lawmakers' approval. Last week, after the failure of the Geneva talks between...
...investigations, says agents are merely putting out the word that Arab Americans should contact the FBI if they come across any information that might prevent a terrorist act. A second purpose of the FBI visits, he says, is to assure Arab Americans that if they are harassed, agents will launch investigations into possible civil- rights violations. Those are worthy objectives. The trick for the FBI is to achieve them without becoming another source of harassment...
...four-member panel directed an anti-war discussion last night at Dudley House and sharply criticized President Bush for his decision to launch attacks on Iraq...
...drawback of germ warfare is its unpredictability. Saddam might be reluctant to use it on the battlefield because his own soldiers could become infected. He would be more likely to launch germ attacks against specific targets, such as airfields, command centers and ships, or against civilian populations in an attempt to cripple oil production. Even then, the Iraqi leader would need to choose his weapon carefully. Some hardy microbes, such as anthrax and plague, can infect an area for years, which would make it dangerous for Iraq's troops to move into a territory that had been captured with...