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...combat veterans, for whom deployments are routine, know that what the Army requires its soldiers to bring with them is not the end of what is necessary. Weber still has grateful memories of the Army wife who told him to pack clothespins when he first deployed to the gulf, lest the wind toss his drying uniform in the sand. At the base PX and Wal-Mart, extra tent pegs and shower shoes are selling fast. So are watches with alarms that give the time in two time zones. Twizzlers. Extra thick boot insoles. Liquid laundry soap, because the water will...
...comes to actual war, how many Iraqis will fight? If the scrambling retreat of soldiers after Operation Desert Storm is anything to go by, no civilian is going to jeopardize his life. "Everyone will get into a car, pack their TV, gold, clothes and dollars and drive away to the border," Ahmed, a Baghdad businessman says laughing. Iraqis might resent the American intervention - and they do - but there is no great love for Saddam Hussein either. If it looks as though the regime might topple, they will quickly back an alternative. But unless a change in leadership is assured, they...
...dawn breaks over Canaday, the sleepover ends. Students pack up their books, put on their shoes, and head out into the cold...
Whatever your final destination, your next airplane trip will begin in your bedroom. Last week's federal takeover of baggage screening means travelers need to relearn how to pack their bags--and plan everything from the layout of their suitcases to the sizes of the books they take...
...It’s obviously a trade-off,” Jasanoff said of the new policy. “But you can’t be substandard. People expect Harvard to be at the head of the pack...