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...purchased, Soviet-war-era Stinger missiles still in the hands of the Taliban. The Stingers have one of the greatest records of any killing machine ever invented; a 1989 U.S. Army study found that the Afghans took down 269 Soviet aircraft with them in 340 attempts. But less high-tech weaponry will serve just as well; in 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers were killed, including six Delta Force commandos who tried to rescue airmen from two Black Hawk helicopters downed by rocket-propelled grenades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down And Dirty | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

...PAVE LOW A 21-ton high-tech monster that can land on a dime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Wave | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

...purchased, Soviet-war-era Stinger missiles still in the hands of the Taliban. The Stingers have one of the greatest records of any killing machine ever invented; a 1989 U.S. Army study found that the Afghans took down 269 Soviet aircraft with them in 340 attempts. But less high-tech weaponry will serve just as well; in 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers were killed, including six Delta Force commandos who tried to rescue airmen from two Black Hawk helicopters downed by rocket-propelled grenades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down and Dirty | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

...probably will, but that doesn?t necessarily mean we?ll see better results. We need human intelligence, not high-tech gadgets. We need more case officers trained in relevant languages and customs of the Milddle East and Asia. And frankly, we need good old espionage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Intelligence: Let the Finger-Pointing Begin | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

...morning, as the Fed chairman settled into his usual bob-and-weave under oft-vapid questioning from senators and congressmen, that stability was falling away under his feet. Stock markets had opened with the bulls Wednesday after Intel and IBM met lowered Wall Street expectations and signaled that tech life was indeed going on. Big Blue didn?t even change its fourth-quarter outlook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greenspan Counsels Patience | 10/17/2001 | See Source »

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