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...Navy, which already has three aircraft carriers and escort ships in or headed to the region, had a fourth put to sea on Friday. The USS Kitty Hawk left its port in Yokuska, Japan, for an undisclosed location, but clearly was positioned to play a role in the region if required...
...Here is the other thing about the heroism we saw and read about: these were for the most part the back office people of the financial world and the Port Authority and government services. The Masters of the Universe work uptown. The moguls who do work in the WTC for the most part don't catch the early train to get in by 9. How people behaved was in many cases inversely proportional to their position in the corporate hierarchy. WTC security guard Esmerlin Salcedo was in no peril on the day of the attack since he was attending...
According to a Pentagon statement, the reservists “are being called upon to provide port operations, medical support, engineer support, general civil support and homeland defense...
...North Korea's recent offer to restart stalled talks might mean one more chance to end half a century of hostility on the peninsula?and give Kim an opportunity to salvage his presidency. But he'll have to shore up his home base first. Even in Mok'po, the port city in Cholla where he got his political start, he is no longer a hero. Just ask Ko Seong Ju. More than 50 years ago, Ko worked the printing press for a local newspaper that Kim was running. Kim once gave him a ride along the beach in a jeep...
...skies over Logan still remained relatively quiet this weekend. The airport flew just under 50 percent of its normal operations yesterday, Mass. Port Authority officials said...