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...weapons. They could be carried in a case 8 in. by 16 in. by 24 in. The fissile material inside the mini-nukes degrades over time, though, and it's unlikely that the Russians maintained them or that their new owners could. "There's no good evidence that any rebel group or terrorist has these," says John Lepingwell, a nuclear expert with the Monterey Institute of International Studies...
...quality that defies measure. In January 1842, after an adventure in Afghanistan, the British ordered the withdrawal of 4,500 soldiers and 12,000 camp followers from Kabul. A week later, the sole survivor of the march, a field surgeon named Brydon, staggered into Jalalabad...The present generation of rebel tribesmen are hardly equipped to repeat such a feat. But, as a former U.S. Ambassador to Kabul, Robert Neumann, has observed, "Foreign invaders have found it easier to march into Afghanistan than to march...
...analogous case. If this person, also permanently outside of society, can serve humanity better by offering future medical benefits, what stands in our way of advancing such a policy? Furthermore, does this person not owe such a debt to society for his crime? If our moral sensibilities rebel against such an idea, how much more should we be shocked by the killing of a completely innocent human being for the same purpose...
...rebellion. Though she claims that she is not picky about the types of cigars she smokes, she prefers Cuban Monte Cristos and finds cigar shops to be a lot of fun. “They’re so masculine, so you feel like a little rebel. [Cigar smoking] is definitely a traditionally male activity. If it weren’t, there wouldn’t be so much of a thrill,” she says. “It’s not very ladylike. It’s an assertion of strength...
...already has. Mark Chisholm, a Reuters cameraman, was ambushed last year by rebel soldiers while covering the civil war in Sierra Leone. Two fellow journalists were killed instantly, but he and a Reuters photographer escaped. "Nothing could have prevented the ambush from happening," says Chisholm. "But afterwards, I wrapped my shot hand with my shirt so as not to leave a blood trail for the rebels. I ran away in a zigzag, I hid behind a log and then when help came, I emerged slowly, so as not to unnecessarily startle the government soldiers who could have mistaken...