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...would be a hypocrite if I were to claim that I did not think that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are vital to our national security. I grew up in Lahore, a howitzer-shell's flight from the Indian border, and I have witnessed firsthand the tension that comes when a country masses its army against its smaller neighbor. I have seen our troops digging in and our choppers flying low overhead as I have dropped off my younger cousins at school. And I know that in those moments I have been grateful for our nuclear weapons, for the deterrent that...
...recent completion of the steel-beamed shell marks a milestone in the construction of the 45,000 square foot Zero Arrow Street complex, which will soon house a 350-seat theater...
...guns and other "improvised explosive devices," such as fake calculators, cameras, laptops and PDAs. To speed your next security check, you may want to leave some of those gadgets behind, along with your tool kit. Says a senior U.S. law-enforcement official: "Even a screwdriver could conceal a shotgun shell in a hollowed-out handle...
...which kicked up a big fuss over the Erika spill, is frustrated because Total continues to use a leaky pipeline in Siberia and wants the company to show a greater commitment to developing renewable-energy sources such as wind and solar power. "The level of dialogue with BP or Shell is totally different," says Bruno Rebell, Greenpeace's head of international programs. At Henderson Global Investors, which manages about $127 billion in assets, fund managers also think Total needs to do more. A September 2001 accident at a Total fertilizer plant in Toulouse that killed 30 people raised questions about...
...corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are hot trends that have spawned a fast-growing industry of consultants, accountants, and legal and p.r. specialists. All but six of Britain's top 100 companies now publish details of their environmental or social policies. Some firms, including Total's European rivals Shell and BP, are even making ethics a focal point of their marketing. "Profits. Principles. Or Both?" reads the tag line in a series of recent Shell ads that advocate striking a balance between affordable energy and the social and environmental costs of providing...