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...planes and missiles in the gulf to give Saddam's military and scientific establishment a pounding. Already 325 American warplanes are standing by, and later this week a third U.S. aircraft carrier, with 50 more attack jets, will arrive. Six of the 25 warships on station are outfitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can drive their warheads into targets 1,000 miles away...
...ball on the right wing, Scott gave a little stutter-step to his left and drove to his right leaving the Wooster defender in his wake. While the defense recovered from the shake-and-bake move, Scott showed some serious ups by throwing down an authoritative, one-handed, tomahawk dunk...
Mascots such as the Cowboys are a genuine celebration of a group of people, and the Dallas Cowboys are often affectionately referred to as America's Team. However, the demeaning and often blasphemous displays such as "war dances," "scalpings" and the "tomahawk chop" that go along with many of the teams named after Native Americans are anything but celebratory...
Despite the politically incorrect Native American motif of the 91st World Series--the Tomahawk Chop of the Braves vs. Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians--the first Fall Classic in two years should turn on a lot of people. It's North vs. South, the best in the American League vs. the best in the National, a team starved for a world championship because it hasn't been in the Series too often vs. a team starved for the title because it has been in the Series all too often. But the most intriguing matchup of all is the most...
...attack ordered by the President consisted of 23 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from a destroyer, the Peterson, in the Red Sea, and a cruiser, the Chancellorsville, sailing in the Persian Gulf. The missiles were fired in the late afternoon Washington time, or about midnight in Baghdad. Carrying 1,000 lbs. of explosives apiece, they reached their target, the sprawling Iraqi Intelligence Service headquarters, in about an hour and a half. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell explained that the intelligence agency had undoubtedly conducted the assassination attempt, so it merited the punishment. Further...