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...guidance systems of any Iraqi missiles threatening U.S. planes. The pilots believe that only a "golden BB"--a lucky shot--can force them down inside Iraq. They say the Iraqis are generally firing blindly, scared to turn on anything that emits radiation and might trigger a U.S. missile strike. "They're so petrified, they won't even turn on their microwave ovens," says Captain "Blade" Wilkins, an F-15 pilot who patrolled the southern no-fly zone from Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base last week. (Like many at the base, he masks his identity by using his call...
What really makes Americans fat? Your story said it all in this sentence: "We are fat because we consume too many calories and expend too few." All other explanations--genes, hormones, carbs and fats--strike me as pale excuses. Want to lose weight? Get off the couch, get off the fad diet, get smart about what you eat, and get moving. TIM HEFFERNAN Somerville, Mass...
...military expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taiwan has nervously taken notice of the threat this more focused approach poses. "The real killer," says a Taiwan national security official, is not just China's new missiles and jets but its move toward "a war of paralysis, a surgical strike, information warfare...
...coming years. For now, the odds of a sudden Beijing lunge for Taiwan seem remote. Still, wars can arise from misperceptions, and the disconnect between Chinese and U.S. positions leaves ample room for misunderstanding. Qiao Liang, a P.L.A. colonel who is about to publish a book called Decisive Strike, is among those in China who wonder if America has the stomach for a showdown. "Is the U.S. prepared to spend all its national wealth defending Taiwan?" he asks. "Because China will be a thousand Afghanistans...
Rose completed five of six passes to four different receivers, the final one a 7-yard scoring strike to tailback Nick Palazzo, giving Harvard a 7-0 lead with 7:12 to play in the quarter...