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...launch biological and chemical weapons. The U.S. also would spare, as far as possible, the 300,000-strong regular Iraqi army in the hope that it would end up siding with American forces and forming the foundation for a post-Saddam military. Once U.S. forces captured major cities in northern and southern Iraq, ground troops would advance to Baghdad for the expected end-game. And there, if Washington's war planners had their way, Saddam's regime would collapse, and victory would come swiftly. If Saddam fled to, say, his hometown of Tikrit, 100 miles north, his army might well...
...just use the F word? The Ryder Cup runneth over with all kinds of emotion: nauseating anticipation at the first tee; knee-knocking nervousness before a key putt; champagne-soaked joy - for one side - at the end. "Golf is usually a selfish sport," says Northern Ireland's cigar-chomping Darren Clarke, who's playing in his third Cup. But the biennial U.S.-vs.-Europe showdown has a rare team spirit that appeals even to nonfans. This year's matches, Sept. 27-29 at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England, a venue that has hosted the Cup three times before, should...
...special daylong grief camp for 9/11 victims: Comfort Zone Camp, based in Richmond, Va. Originally created for children who have lost loved ones, Comfort Zone rallied to set up satellites in New York and New Jersey just after Sept. 11. The first session was virtually next door to the northern New Jersey hamlet where Ginny had grown up. It was one of the few places on earth she knew she could find from memory...
...month later, Perez's platoon was ordered into northern Afghanistan to help quell a prison riot. His unit guarded John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban, and protected the body of Johnny (Mike) Spann, the cia operative who was killed in the uprising and was the first American to die in the conflict. The contrast between the two Americans struck Perez. "It was tough to look at Walker, knowing he is an American and fighting for the other side and that he was the reason Mike Spann--a great American...
When a woman wearing a blue burqa showed up near the Kabul airport three days after the Taliban fled the capital last November, no one gave her a second glance. But heads turned when she marched up to the Northern Alliance soldiers guarding air force headquarters and demanded to be let in. "Go home, Auntie," said the guards, shooing her away. "Get out, go home." The petite woman didn't budge. "I am not your aunt!" she shouted, tearing off her burqa and tossing it to the ground. "I train soldiers. I am Khatol!" Hearing that name, the guards apologized...