Word: persianism
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...whenever she is invited to a swank gala, she has a chauffeur take the wheel of her gas-sipping Toyota Prius. We weren't rude enough to ask how heavy her chauffeur is, but his extra body weight is burning extra fuel, some of which may be coming from Persian Gulf nations that may have funneled money...
Bonifaz is taking a stand against a very disturbing erosion of the constitutional separation of powers. The President has already mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf and has said that war will arrive in a matter of weeks. Under these conditions, Congress must demand that the President ask them for a formal declaration of war if he is going to invade Iraq. Although Congress passed a resolution authorizing such action last fall, it was vaguely worded—and, according to Bonifaz, illegally ceded war-making powers to the President. Indeed, Congress has not formally declared...
...much larger than Kuwait's; they are spread across an area the size of Rhode Island in northern Iraq and over a region in the south about the size of New Jersey. U.S. military experts estimate Saddam could also dump up to 3 million bbl. a day into the Persian Gulf, shutting down up to 15 desalinization plants around the littoral and despoiling the shores and wildlife for decades. Cleaning up after Saddam could cost close to $50 billion and severely handicap Iraq's postwar economic recovery--not to mention America...
...Navy has plenty of high-tech gear poised to defend its fleet of carriers, cruisers and destroyers deployed in the Persian Gulf for possible war with Iraq. But the service has also quietly dispatched a low-tech team of military helpers: California sea lions...
...mammals have been flown from their home base in San Diego to Bahrain to see whether they can help protect U.S. ships against Iraqi frogmen and mines. Living in pens on land next to the Persian Gulf, the sea lions, which average around 350 lbs. each, will hop aboard boats and dive into the water near the ships they are protecting. Their keen eyes and hearing allow them to detect intruders or mines far better than their human counterparts. A sea lion can swim up to 25 m.p.h. for short bursts, enabling it to nab an underwater foe by snaring...