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...said the Balkans are a “powder keg,” in Greece’s backyard, and commented that he’s far more worried about escalation of conflict in Kosovo than about the war in Iraq...
...WHOLE GRAIN Only outer husk removed --CRACKED OR STEEL CUT Grains are cut into pieces --FLAKED OR ROLLED Kernels are flattened by rollers --FLOUR Whole or polished grains ground into a powder...
...form of deterrence: keep the U.S. and his neighbors guessing about the extent of his arsenal to prevent a pre-emptive attack. A bluff like that had worked for him before: in 1991, during an uprising among Iraqi Kurds in Kirkuk, soldiers inside helicopters dropped a harmless white powder onto the rebels below, terrifying them into thinking it was a chemical attack. The Kurds retreated, and the uprising collapsed. Hans Blix, head of the U.N. inspection team that entered Iraq last November and left just before the war, told Australian national radio two weeks ago that...
...spices that Zimmerman stores in a corner of Mather 418, a collection he’s maintained since freshman year, range from the mundane to the obscure. He keeps a large container of Li Hing powder handy. “It’s made from dried prunes, salt, and sugar. It’s great on popcorn,” he says. Next, Zimmerman shows off a small cloth bag filled with Hawaiian rock salt. He picks up a small container and fondly says, “Hungarian paprika. This is pretty standard...
Aside from the “standard” paprika, Zimmerman keeps nutmeg, fennel seed, caraway seed, oregano, allspice, mint leaves, curry powder, all purpose Greek seasoning, basil, dill weed, sage and ground ginger, to name a few. He also keeps sesame seed oil, barbecue sauce, honey, chopped green chilis, ground bittersweet chocolate and 25 different kinds...