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Burma's military government announced over the past two weeks that it was releasing more than 9,000 inmates from its prisons. Why would one of the world's most reclusive and repressive regimes show such a forgiving side? The answer probably lay not in Rangoon but in Vientiane, Laos, host of this week's 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. The conclave is the international debut of Burma's new Prime Minister, General Soe Win. A reputed hard-liner, Soe Win has been accused by the U.S. State Department of direct involvement in a mob attack...
...than information. He wants a more aggressive spy service-a good thing. But he also wants a more compliant spy service-not such a good thing. He has hired Porter Goss to achieve both goals at the CIA. He has also issued a series of memos that begin to lay out his vision: one supports a 50% increase in the number of covert operatives-an excellent idea. Another seems to support the transfer of operational control over the use of covert force from the CIA to the Pentagon. That may not be a bad idea, either, but it feeds...
Quick-as-lightning URI freshman Safi Mojidi stole the ball and dashed down court on the break. With the game clock down to 16 seconds, junior Maureen McCaffery managed to chase her down and force a missed lay-up and Holsey hustled out of nowhere for the rebound...
...YOTEL, a five-star inn at two-star ($130 a night) prices. (Think luxury cabin on a yacht.) The designs are done; all Woodroffe needs now is a central London spot to build it. His inspiration: a night in first class on a flight home from Kuwait. "As I lay on the bed with the comforter and the pajamas, and the [flight attendant] tucked me in," he says, "I had a eureka moment." --By Nellie Huang...
Despite all the intel showing heavy movement within the buildings, Object Lion was not defended. But in the street behind it, a mammoth propane tank lay on its side; wire ran from it to a nearby house. A squad was detailed, and went in only to come scurrying straight back out. The presence of gas cans and a car battery suggested that the propane tank and probably the house were rigged to blow...