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...civilians, mostly from four U.S. cities and towns, was conceived before Sept. 11, 2001. Most of the interviews were conducted after the attacks--which, Burns says, reawakened vets' post-Pearl Harbor memories--but before the invasion of Iraq. It's all the more eerie then when Pacific veteran Sam Hynes recalls Japanese atrocities but says he didn't know what Americans might do in similar circumstances, unavoidably conjuring Abu Ghraib. Or when the narrative discusses underequipped soldiers and politicians concerned about upcoming elections--"universal realities of war," Burns stresses, but ones that ring specific today...
...document reviews.” The IAEA lacks the resources to inspect North Korea thoroughly, so U.S. inspectors should ensure full compliance.Moreover, the U.S. should use this opportunity to improve international cooperation over the North Korean issue. In August, Indiana Senator Richard G. Lugar and former Georgia Senator Sam A. Nunn suggested in a Wall Street Journal editorial that the U.S. extend the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program into North Korea. Operating out of the Defense Department, the program secures and dismantles nuclear weapons left over from the Cold War that are lying in Russia and the former Soviet...
...West Nile Virus Task Force does not consider it an immediate threat. The mosquito-borne virus, which can be lethal to humans in a small minority of cases, has surfaced in the greater Boston area every year since it first appeared in the state in 2000, according to Sam Lipson, the city’s director of environmental health. Lipson said that the development should not dramatically raise concerns about the disease. “A number of factors point to a low risk to humans,” he said. Lipson advised using insect repellent, wearing covering clothing...
...added, double that of the first six months, according to real estate tracker Reis. In the short term, that gives renters the advantage, since their numbers aren't growing as fast as the apartment count is. "In some cases, vacancy rates are going up," says Reis chief economist Sam Chandan. Unless you're in a tight market like New York City or San Jose, Calif., you might be able to win a free month or other concessions...
Call it a sideways moment. New Zealand vintners Sam Neill and Adam Peren are surveying a rugged hillside vineyard and discussing why Pinot Noir is the most sensuous and elusive of wines. "If Pinot were a woman, she'd be Audrey Tautou in Amlie," says Neill. "Kristin Scott Thomas," offers Peren. "No, Kristin's a dry Riesling," Neill insists...