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...been killed in a fire-fight with Taliban militants on April 2 in the Char Darah district of Kunduz province, which has become increasingly violent in recent months. "We had all hoped this day would never come," Brigadier General Frank Leidenberger said at the ceremony. But he struck a defiant note when he added: "We will fight on and we will...
...months ago, Kirkland House Resident Scholar Peter V. Emerson saw a group of people with musical equipment standing in front of his gate at the airport. Emerson got in line and struck a conversation with a lady behind...
...thought of being House Masters first struck McDonald and Rosengarten about a decade ago, but they say that a particular family arrangement prevented the thought from becoming reality...
Andrew Bieniawski was in bed when the earthquake struck. On Feb. 26, Bieniawski, the assistant deputy administrator for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), had arrived in Santiago, Chile, to join a group of scientists and nuclear engineers on a top-secret mission to remove a potential nuclear bomb from the country. Around 40 lb. (18 kg) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) - with enough latent energy to destroy a portion of a city - had already been inventoried, secured and made ready for transport to a highly secure facility in the U.S. Running ahead of schedule, Bieniawski had taken...
...support for Abhisit's emergency decree does not appear certain. A day after the decree was issued, the military had yet to take action. Perhaps the military fears another May 1992, in which by cracking down on protesters, it will become the villain. Perhaps new deals are being struck. Or maybe the high command is still preparing its plans for clearing the streets. The next few days may tell. But when Abhisit appeared on national television to announce emergency rule, he was flanked by politicians - and noticeably no generals...