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Even as President Bush and Senator John Kerry skirmish over the decisions that took America into Iraq, the challenge facing U.S. soldiers on the ground may be growing tougher. Their showdown with forces loyal to Moqtada Sadr in Najaf comes amid an escalation of violence - and U.S. casualties - following June's transfer of political authority to Iyad Allawi. The Iraqi Prime Minister's decision to launch a military campaign to break the back of the Sadrist challenge represents what could be a fateful gamble on the part of the new government, and its U.S. underwriter...
...counter the accusations of protectionism, farmers point out that U.S. safety, labor and environmental rules are tougher than those in most foreign markets--making American-produced goods more expensive. Pesticide use is more restricted in the U.S. than in many foreign countries. Child labor is forbidden. And inspectors keep closer tabs on whether fields have toilets and hand-washing facilities. Last November three people died and 600 became ill with hepatitis A from unsanitary Mexican scallions at a Pennsylvania restaurant. Likewise, hundreds have fallen ill over the past decade after eating Mexican cantaloupes and strawberries and Guatemalan raspberries. "Americans prefer...
...that hasn't been the campaign so far. Bush has faced two opponents: Kerry and reality. And reality has been the tougher foe. On Friday, for example, the Republican-dominated Senate Intelligence Committee found the President's two main arguments for war in Iraq to be faulty: no WMD, no collaborative relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. Bush was forced to acknowledge on the stump that "stockpiles" hadn't yet been found, but he and especially Vice President Dick Cheney seem reluctant to abandon the Saddam--al-Qaeda fantasy. The consequences of Iraq--including the Administration's approval...
...five British agents in Iraq whose reports helped convince London that Saddam was amassing a WMD stockpile were frauds, or mistaken. Because Saddam was such a serial liar, analysts repeatedly assumed the worst. In September 2002, when Blair's government wanted to convince the public to take a tougher line against Saddam, it turned to its top clearinghouse for secret information, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), to produce a dossier on Iraq's supposed WMD. The JIC, in particular its chairman, John Scarlett, willingly rose to the task. But the contrast between its usual role of soberly sifting shards...
Keeping kids from viewing porn online has never been tougher. Even when you're trying to avoid it, sexually explicit material pops up everywhere, from mistyped URLs for popular sites to links embedded in instant messages. The Supreme Court decision last week to block enforcement of a rule that would have placed the burden of censorship on Web operators serves as a good reminder to parents to evaluate their family policy on what type of material is O.K. for their kids to view. While parental supervision is always a good idea, software filters can help...