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...many ordinary Iraqis, for whom sadistic brutality was a regular feature of life under Saddam, the scenes in Fallujah provoked outpourings of shame over the mob's desecration of the dead. Because of the sheer savagery of the attack and the likelihood of U.S. retaliation, last week's massacre also heightened the sense of uncertainty about what comes next. The Bush Administration insists that it will hand over power to some form of interim Iraqi government by June 30. By then, the White House fervently hopes, coalition forces will have imposed sufficient order and made enough progress in Iraq...
Winners were selected based on leadership potential, intellectual ability and likelihood of “making a difference,” according to a press release on the Truman Scholarship Foundation’s website...
...feeling of helplessness grows, some businessmen, recalling that extortion was less prevalent during the years of military rule, are nostalgic for the days when the army ran the country. Others are worried that a more serious threat than a military coup is the likelihood that Islamic fundamentalists, who captured only a minority of the vote in the general election, will take advantage of the rising sense of insecurity. "If [the BNP and the AL] fail to control lawlessness, then Islamists can present themselves as the only real alternative," warns Mubasshar Hussain, president of Bangladesh's Institute of Architects. Sari seller...
...think the dorm setting makes the likelihood of this happening less rare,” Pertile said. “This is a very rare occasion, but the likelihood of developing it seems to increase in dormitory and conditions in which people live in close proximity...
Today probabilistic modeling technology is so well accepted that after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, AIR's clients immediately called for a new model that would capture the risks of terrorism. The model, completed in 2002, assesses the likelihood and cost, in human life and dollars, of different kinds of attacks in every part of the country. It's not perfect, but it's smart. "The risk of terrorism is everywhere," says Clark. "The question is, How much risk?" This time the insurance industry quickly accepted modeling as the basis for figuring out how much terrorism coverage should cost...