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...found a stash of dresses and wigs used by terrorists to impersonate women, who generally pass through checkpoints without being searched. Now Turkish security forces, known for their no-nonsense methods, will make it difficult for militants who are thought to have used Turkey as a transfer point for personnel and money flowing between Europe and the Middle East. The Islamist-leaning party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under intense pressure from Turkey's political opposition and secular establishment to prove it can get tough on terrorists. "Turkey," he said, "will be like a fist...
They've had very significant authority over their country once we got the ministries stood up in the middle of June. They do the budget. They appoint personnel. They decide policy. They are an able group of people. And they've made mistakes, and I'm sure they will continue to make mistakes...
Landing a job for the "trailing spouse" can also be a bigger issue in a smaller town. When Gary Hengstler, 56, was offered a job as director of Reno's National Center for Courts and Media, a training facility for judges and court personnel, his wife hesitated. The move meant that Laura, 48, would have to leave her job as real-estate editor at the Chicago Sun-Times--not to mention their friends and family. But a few visits persuaded her, and now she edits an in-flight magazine. Their only worry about Reno, says Gary: "I'm afraid...
Students who had previously had little contact with military personnel said they found many of their preconceptions were incorrect, especially with regard to cadets’ political affiliations...
...domestic security. Others have even suggested that one a new government is empowered, U.S. troops remaining in Iraq should operate under UN authority. The U.S. would certainly prefer the more limited security role envisaged by some IGC members - that's precisely why it's rushing 10,000 Iraqi security personnel a week through a rudimentary training regimen, with a view to handing over many of the security functions that currently leave U.S. soldiers vulnerable. But there is, at the same time, a war on, and the insurgents are unlikely to give a new provisional government a chance. The recent experience...