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...knows what the U.N. will do, but its mandate will be largely determined by the U.S., working behind the scenes. "Nothing happens at the U.N. unless the U.S. supports it," says a senior U.N. official. There will certainly be a civilian arm, helping oversee aid distribution and reconstruction (in fact, the U.N. retains a skeletal local staff in Afghanistan, distributing thousands of tons of food and supplies). There is also likely to be a security arm of some sort, to "provide confidence," as American officials put it. U.N. officials say they envision a force under U.N. commanders. The U.S., however...
Copycats tend to come out of the woodwork at times like these, and no evidence has yet been found that ties any of the anthrax scares to the tragic events of Sept. 11--unless you count the fact that a man suspected of involvement with hijackers had a paid subscription to the Globe, an American Media tabloid. The newly opened FBI investigation into the NBC incident is independent, so far, of the probe in Boca Raton. But at least two of the incidents appear to be related: the letter to the Times and one of two sent to NBC both...
...Hawk helicopter got caught on a sand dune near the Dalbandin runway, lost its balance and flopped over, killing two crew members and injuring three others, according to a Pakistani witness. American servicemen who returned safely to Dalbandin were so jittery that they refused to brief Pakistani military officers unless the officers removed their gun holsters before approaching the helicopters. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, bands of U.S. troops continued their covert search-and-destroy missions. The ground...
...media, including your favorite Website right here, have some responsibility in this - it is news, after all, and there hasn't been much new out of Afghanistan (still waiting for bin Laden to answer those CNN questions). But remember, unless you're a network anchor, a U.S. senator who gets on television a lot, an author who's written a lot about bioterrorism and been on Oprah, or a postal worker who handles suspicious letters without wearing gloves, the odds are very, very small that you may have even come into contact with those virulent spores...
...antagonize Israelis against Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. But Arafat has put himself in this situation. There is an old Arab saying that you shouldn't play with cats unless you're prepared to accept scratches on your hands. You can't work with radical groups who are conducting terror attacks and then expect them to stop when you say "stop!" It's not that easy...