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...Pascavage suggests another interesting reason for athletes’ incestuous social circles. Some like her believe, quite simply, that they are superior to their classmates. “Unlike other students who join activities throughout high school and college for the sole purpose of putting them on their applications,” muses Pascavage, “Ivy League athletes exhibit a level of maturity and dedication well beyond that of their peers...
...using forces too big for their own good. In snippets of conversations intercepted by U.S. intelligence, al-Qaeda leaders have instructed cell members simply to lie low when Americans descend because "there's too many of them." Says Colonel James Huggins: "They won't confront us in our superior numbers," which makes them almost impossible...
...somewhere along the line, Lindh's Taliban buddies must have let on that killing Americans was the point of the rigorous training he received in Afghanistan. Maybe we should go back to telling our children that the U.S. is the greatest nation on earth and that our culture is superior to all others. That way there won't be any confusion when it comes time to defend it. MICHAEL O'BRIEN Hoffman Estates...
...already in the region. General Franks and 600 of his battle staff will soon move to a forward headquarters in Qatar as part of an exercise. Many of them are likely to remain in the area to prepare for an invasion. If it comes, they are hoping that the superior technology of the U.S. military will make their job less daunting. But they won't count on it. Central Command recently made an "urgent request" to its suppliers. It was for new nontoxic foam that removes chemical and biological agents from military gear without corroding it as the current decontaminant...
...second place after the first leg and in first at the midway point, the Crimson seemed poised to challenge for first. The New York Athletic Club, however, posted superior times in each of the final two legs and pulled away for a six-second victory, leaving Harvard in second...