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...arms. One theory, advanced by the U.N., is that the regime used these exercises as a cover for retaining a fraction of their stores. The idea is that they would destroy quantities of weapons (creating a disposal site and eyewitnesses, if not written records) and claim to have got rid of everything yet actually hold on to some of it. The Mukhabarat captain concedes that scientists kept small amounts of VX and mustard gas for future experiments. "I saw it myself, several times," he says...
...accused him of treason. A shaken Abbas resigned the next day. An aide says he plans to go abroad as soon as a new government is formed. "Arafat's morale is high," says a top Palestinian official, "not because of Israel's threat against him but because he got rid of Abu Mazen...
...Bush Administration appears to be convinced that it would be disastrous for re-election purposes to hand over Iraq lock, stock and barrel to the U.N. But the U.S. has shown that it has a superior ability to get rid of nasty dictators. So now why not let the international community finish the job? Do Americans really want U.S. troops to stay in Iraq? LENNART DAHLBECK Stockholm...
...Bush's strategists seem to be convinced that it would be disastrous for re-election purposes for the U.S. to hand over Iraq lock, stock and barrel to the U.N. But the U.S. has already shown that it has a superior ability to get rid of nasty dictators. So now why not let the international community finish the job? Are there any Americans who really want U.S. troops to stay in Iraq? Lennart Dahlbeck Stockholm...
...last quarter, so it's no secret that the firm is cutting costs. "Microsoft is moving steadily from ad-supported services to subscriber-supported services," says Rob Helm, director of research at Washington-based independent analysts Directions on Microsoft. "It saves a lot of money when it can get rid of entire infrastructures, so the savings made by getting rid of the whole thing may outweigh the marginal gain. It's a business move with social benefits." It remains to be seen whether MSN's shutdown will have much effect on the David Hippersons of this world. But regardless...