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...menace and power of the Soviet state. But these days, the Russian military is in such deep decline that the dash last month by 200 of its airborne troops to Pristina airport--traveling over roads not much more dangerous than a Middle-American highway--was hailed as a major feat of arms. Morale is low throughout the Russian army, and the special forces are no exception. But unlike most Russian soldiers, the Spetsnaz have salable skills. They are snipers, explosives and communications specialists, experts in close combat and surveillance, trained to be cool under extreme pressure and to think...
...understand. This is a major accomplishment. I don't read for fun anymore. This will be the first time I've read for fun in well over a year...
...book I'm reading now is Jim Bouton's "Ball Four," a first-hand account of Major League Baseball in the late 1960s. It was required reading for History 1653, "Baseball and American Society." It was actually a book I enjoyed reading for class, but I just didn't get the chance to finish it because the books kept coming, even though I wasn't ready for them...
...parties now have until October to review their positions, but although the peace plan has broken down, it?s unlikely that war will resume. The loyalist marching season - always a flash point for communal violence - is over, and the fact of continued talks will likely restrain the major paramilitary organizations from breaching their cease-fire commitments. Low-key talks are to continue throughout the summer, and Britain still hopes to persuade the paramilitary groups to stick to the plan to negotiate a timetable for decommissioning weapons with Canadian mediator General John de Chastelain. Last Easter, Mitchell appeared to achieve...
...invented in 1991 by the Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds while he was still a student. Since then it's developed a cult following, partly because of its reputation for speed, flexibility and stability, and partly because Torvalds has chosen to give it away for free. This latter is the major reason why EBIZ chose Linux for the Pia. By choosing not to use Windows, says EBIZ CEO Jeffrey Rassas, "we're taking away the computer's single most expensive component." MORE...