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...northern Burma, and for the next 12 years waged a vicious, opium-funded guerrilla war against the armies of both communist China and Burma. They were gradually pushed south until, battle weary and demoralized, they sought sanctuary in neighboring Thailand. About 4,000 men, under General Tuan Shi-wen, settled in what was then called Mae Salong. After the lost army gave up its involvement in the opium trade, the Thai government, in an effort to symbolize the area's transformation, changed the name to Santikhiri, meaning hill of peace...
...surgery doesn't always ensure mental well-being. Zhang Wen found she was 4 cm shy of the 1.6-m height requirement for Air China stewardesses. Last year, a surgeon in the central city of Chongqing promised to solve her dilemma for $3,000. After four months' hospitalization and nearly a year of rehab, one of Zhang's legs is 3 cm shorter than the other, causing her to limp. Having spent her savings on the botched operation, Zhang can't afford more surgery. Such malpractice is common in China's booming south, where fly-by-night surgeons take advantage...
Robert S. Mueller III, the new FBI director, always knew the bureau had problems he needed to get at quickly. If the place has had its share of triumphs in recent years, especially the quick capture of Timothy McVeigh, it has also had to explain the bungled investigation of Wen Ho Lee and the embarrassment of Robert Hanssen, the agent who sold secrets to Moscow for 21 years. In May, McVeigh's execution was delayed when it emerged that case documents had not been handed over to his attorneys during trial. On the day of his swearing in, Mueller must...
...Mexico two years ago because he was traveling "a suspicious route." In June the U.S. Department of Transportation began investigating complaints that Arab Americans are searched too often at the Detroit airport. And a judge is considering whether to open sealed documents from the FBI's untidy case against Wen Ho Lee, a former Los Alamos engineer who was accused of stealing U.S. nuclear information. Last year Lee pleaded guilty to improperly downloading classified material, but activists say the sealed documents may prove he was targeted because of his Taiwanese heritage...
...documents that had not been handed over to lawyers for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Just last week former FBI agent Robert Hanssen pleaded guilty to having worked as a spy for Moscow--for more than two decades. Then there was the botched investigation of Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Leel. Mueller, who is all but certain to be confirmed by Congress, could have the second toughest job in Washington as he attempts to restore the FBI's reputation...