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...only the U.S. presence in Iraq but the overall size of the military too. Officially, the Pentagon insisted that neither was necessary. But the Bush Administration tacitly conceded that the U.S. needed help when, after the bombing, it renewed efforts to win support for a U.N. resolution that could pave the way for India, Pakistan and Turkey to send troops to Iraq...
...rail's decline may not be terminal. For one thing, competition is finally being injected into the railroad system. Throughout the 1990s, the European Commission forced state railroads to split track management from management of passenger and freight services in an effort to break their stranglehold and pave the way for private rail operators. The liberalization program culminated earlier this year in a cautious first opening of the freight market to international competition. As of March 15, it became possible for private railroad operators to gain access to 50,000 km of track throughout the E.U. Several companies have already...
...even the nascent QRF about Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, and only a bit more than that about Lawrence v. Texas, the landmark case decided yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court. That opinion, in overturning sodomy laws in the 13 states in which they remain, could pave the way for equal rights for gays on a national scale. We didn’t hear about various pieces of legislation before Congress and state legislatures which, as queers, we might have an interest in either supporting or opposing. We didn’t even...
...pumps and meters, Faw was also a delicate target, easily damaged by wayward ordnance or sabotage. So, on the first night of the war, when others were trying to destroy Iraqi targets, the men of the Naval Special Warfare Task Group were trying to save one. Large, specially equipped Pave Low helicopters flew dark, low and fast toward the refinery from just over the Kuwait border. Dispersing on arrival, the choppers simultaneously dropped five separate teams of 20 Navy SEAL commandos each at five "key nodes" around the huge complex. Their orders: hold each target until relieved...
...hand power over to these former opposition parties, and privately criticize them for bickering over the makeup of the proposed interim government and failing to build popular support after Saddam's downfall. U.S. officials contend that Bremer's council will represent a broader cross section of society and help pave the way for democratic elections. --By Romesh Ratnesar and Scott MacLeod