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...been reported at the offices of supermarket-tabloid publisher American Media, NBC News (via a letter addressed to Tom Brokaw which exposed his assistant) and, presumptively, ABC News (a producer's 7-month-old baby came down with the illness after visiting the offices, though no link has been proven). The media isn't the only target off the anthrax mailings, which have also hit a Microsoft office and the offices of Senate majority leader Tom Daschle. But as we say in the news biz, three examples make a trend...
...TARGET The Taliban forces have less sophisticated weaponry, but they are proven guerrillas, skilled at absorbing setbacks and exploiting the rugged terrain...
Some bin Laden watchers speculate that he particularly has his eye on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, as they possess, respectively, 25% of all proven oil reserves and the Islamic world's only known nuclear bomb. Bin Laden has referred to the Saudi oil fields as "a large economic power essential for the soon-to-be-established Islamic state." Asked by TIME in 1998 about reports that he was trying to acquire nuclear and chemical weapons, he replied, "If I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims...
TIME: Will the Arab states cooperate? Moussa: We are ready to cooperate as much as we can. But [retaliation] should be done in a way that does justice. You should retaliate against a group that has been proven to be the perpetrtators. If they want our help concerning military action, military bases, soldiers or anything of the sort, then the world has to be consulted. The best thing, if there is evidence, is to get bin Laden and try him. Attacking the Afghans will harm a lot of innocent people which we want to avoid...
Reconstruction is a truly excellent documentary, fully realized with a surprisingly fascinating, obscure historical context. Lusztig has shown her dominating presence in the world of filmmaking, and has proven that a trip to the art house doesn’t have to be cold and devoid of behind-the-camera personality, but can be warmly, forgivably subjective...