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...valuable because of its personalized yet scholarly contextualization of the seemingly unprecedented terrorist activity that has defined contemporary American politics.The vocabulary of terrorism entered the American lexicon overnight, but while “fatwa,” “dirty bomb,” and “sleeper cell” appear regularly in public discussion, there is still little more than a superficial familiarity with terrorism. Richardson argues that it is impossible to effectively combat terrorism without awareness of the roots and goals of terrorist groups.The first half of “What Terrorists Want?...
...emergency rule occupies the security forces, Indian security experts say, the danger increases of escalating infiltration into India of militants from Pakistan. Some also fear that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which India has long accused of training and funding terror operations across India and South Asia, may activate sleeper cells in India and elsewhere to deflect attention from events in Pakistan. And India has more reason than most to be concerned about the danger of Pakistan's nuclear materials falling into the wrong hands...
Amid a global slump for full-service airlines, with U.S. and European carriers going bankrupt and slashing staff, flights and passenger amenities, Singapore Air is flying resolutely and profitably against the wind. It is bringing its fine wines--and its lobster thermidor, its flat-opening sleeper seats and its famous Singapore Girls--to an airport near you. SIA's recent expansion to 45 U.S. flights a week is great news for the cadre of U.S. business travelers who can pay extra to fly what many consider the world's best airline. But it's a blow to the likes...
...Woody Allen classic Sleeper, Allen's character, a health food store owner, awakes in the future to discover that everything considered bad for you - namely smoking and eating deep-fried foods - was actually beneficial to your health. What with all our present-day scientific "revelations" about what's bad (or good) for us, I've always believed it was only a matter of time before the premise of Sleeper began to materialize in the real world...
...powers that be - it quickly became clear why this kind of thing doesn't happen as often as it should. First, the broadcast media mischaracterized the report. Certain TV news shows defaulted to their usual "be afraid, be very afraid" script and claimed the report described two dozen active sleeper cells in the U.S. In fact, it did no such thing. If you read the 90-page report, you will see that it is a retrospective analysis of past plots, conducted with meticulous attention to detail. It is not the vague warnings of imminent doom we have heard from...