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...local authorities better able to function as a first line of defense in emergencies. That, say health experts, is something they ought to be doing anyway, since it's the states that know the personnel and the resources on the ground better than federal agencies swooping in with a planeload of strangers. "In the final analysis, all response is local," says Dr. Margaret Hamburg, a former New York City health commissioner...
...prevent Saddam acquiring components for weapons of mass destruction. But they?re going to discuss eliminating a lot of the collateral controls that are causing a lot of friction between the U.S. and its allies and friends in the region. For example, eliminating restrictions that may impede, say, a planeload of doctors flying to Baghdad on a humanitarian mission. So Washington wants to reenergize sanctions on Iraq by making them more palatable to its Arab allies...
...unruly airline passenger who died from injuries inflicted by fellow flyers, almost got me off the ground [NATION, Oct. 2]. You seemed sympathetic to Jonathan Burton, a passenger who was acting like a crazed lunatic and who, if left unchecked, could have brought down a planeload of people. You looked critically at the brave passengers who apparently contributed to Burton's death while trying to subdue him. Was his death the result of vigilante justice? No. It was the result of people doing what they had to to save themselves and others. Shouldn't passengers be expected to react strongly...
...Apocalypse Not struck around the globe--and all terrorists were either caught, in bed watching television, or releasing a planeload of hostages--people everywhere celebrated. Many cultures celebrated despite the fact that most follow completely different calendars, and despite the fact that far too many people were pointing out that the millennium doesn't really start until next year and that our system is all messed up anyway, because Jesus was born 2,004 years ago. They celebrated because the most famous odometer mankind has ever created was displaying three zeroes in a row. It's exciting enough when...
...defense secretary is Russia, where he hopes to convince Yeltsin of the need for military backup -- and find out what all that talk of World War III was about. Russia?s own bad-boy superstar touches down in Baghdad Wednesday -- none other than ultranationalist parliamentarian Vladimir Zhirinovsky, with a planeload of humanitarian goods in tow. So much for the tour guide. Whether any of these road trips actually amount to anything is a matter only the band managers -- in Washington and Baghdad -- can decide...