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...complying with the UN resolution, Saddam could certainly make life difficult for Washington hawks set on an invasion to achieve regime change in Iraq - and strengthen the hand of those in the U.S., Europe and the Arab world opposed to war. Washington hawks are more than a little anxious at the extent to which the Bush Administration has been yoked to a UN inspection timetable that could, if Saddam avoids overt confrontation, drag matters on into next February, and even then not produce a definitive case for a UN-sanctioned war. The neo-conservative flagship Weekly Standard warns that absent...
...seems doubtful that a social-scene savior will appear anytime soon for the majority of social malcontents on campus. But for young gay men, new social options are popping up everywhere. This year, officers on the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters’ Alliance (BGLTSA) are aiming to strengthen the social community for gay students on campus, according to BGLTSA Vice-Chair Timothy S. Caito. On Oct. 28, students crammed into Winthrop House’s Tonkins Room for a game of Queer Jeopardy, and just this week, members of the organization plastered the campus with posters for their...
...join the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and hundreds more drifted over there in the 1990s and became disciples of bin Laden. That left Yemen with one of the Arab world's largest concentrations of al-Qaeda supporters, which threatens President Saleh's plans to strengthen ties with the West. Recent suspected al-Qaeda operations in Yemen have included attacks on a French oil tanker and a U.S. oil company, underscoring the terrorist threat to Yemen's own economic development. But cooperation with the U.S. has angered local Islamists and prompted attacks on Yemeni security officials...
...Brien, the current state treasurer, is the first woman elected to that position and says her fiscal management skills will help her strengthen the state’s economy...
Belly dancing can be an effective cardiovascular exercise that helps strengthen muscles by isolating different parts of the body, but the moves are gentle, not pounding like other forms of dance or aerobics. Diana Stone, 54, an instructor in Asheville, N.C., explains, "This dance feels right for the body of a woman...