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...Today, Saddam remains in power in Iraq and Americans, often reservists, stand guard over more than half of its war-torn landscape, policing no-fly zones. Water treatment plants are not rebuilt. The economy is nonexistent, at least in measurable terms. Convoys of the few supplies that actually are ordered by the Iraqi government from the West's watchguards are often diverted, squandered or sold to those who can barely survive let alone pay for what was meant of be distributed for free...
...deal-making. Perhaps this is the most important lesson from the corrosive experience of Iraq, we must be careful not to cut connections with powerful despots, for they may be our only chance to help their nation's people. As we stare into the eyes of Slobodan Milosevic today, and the leaders of Indonesia, Pakistan, North Korea or China tomorrow, we cannot overestimate the power of the peaceful solution and working through the existing channels of power...
...study indicate that neutrality may be fading. According to the study, conducted by political science professors from Duke and the University of North Carolina, military leaders are voicing more conservative views than ever before, and they are not views shared by most of their civilian counterparts. The majority of today?s military identifies itself as Republican, believes that prayer should be permitted in public schools and thinks military leaders share the values of the American people. This sparks some concern: Will a conservative, vocal military emerge as a new political force...
...began offering stock options as a further benefit in order to keep up with its Silicon Valley peers. Employees buy shares in NetPro at a discount, before the company has gone public, and some hope to retire in part on the gains the business will see as it grows. Today even part-timers on the staff of 103 get options. "I want every single employee to be my co-partner," says Carthey. "This way they're invested in the future success of the company." The strategy seems to work. In the software industry, average turnover is nearly 50%; at NetPro...
...directly from golf. Head's Ti5 and Ti6 models, which weigh about 7 oz. and cost up to $250, were the world's top two selling racquets last year. In Agassi, Head may have the game's top salesman too. "In the past, tennis had Borg, McEnroe and Connors. Today there's only Andre," says Eliasch...