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...goes jogging in the park and is raped, beaten and left near dead by a giddy horde of teenagers. Within days, five black and Hispanic teenagers, ages 14 to 16, were arrested and charged with the crime. The teens--Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Kharey Wise--had been part of a larger rampage in which several people were randomly attacked in the park that night. The boys described it as wilding, and four of them confessed on videotape that the jogger had been one of their victims. They later recanted, saying their statements had been coerced...
...heard you’ve been talking some shit Boggle-wise. Let me just say that I’m not a betting man, but the odds are good that you, “Matt Sussman” (if that is his real name) and whatever other monosyllabic punks you drag into this FM-Arts smackdown will be weeping in pain and contrition before that three-minute glass is even halfway down. This will be a relentless vocabulatory pounding that could only be surpassed by William Safire playing George W. Bush at Scrabble. Christine Yokoyama is a 100-pound ball...
...wise appreciation of the value of defectors has, it seems, led some in the federal government to an overzealous, overreaching conclusion. Later in the same article, the Times reports that some officials in the Department of Defense feel it isn’t enough for the U.N. to seek out those weapons scientists who they feel might be amenable to offers of defection—they think U.N. officials should actively demand that certain scientists come to America and spill the thermonuclear beans, whether scientists like it or not. In all but name, these scientists would be kidnapping victims...
...advanced training. He learned how to fire weapons, survive in the wilderness and fight in urban areas. He was taught “how to run really far and carry heavy things,” as well as how to sew. After entering training as “a wise-ass who thinks he’s crazy hot shit,” Heilman emerged a “functional, obedient and moral soldier” with a lot more muscle on his bones...
Given America’s need for an effective intelligence-gathering organization and not a starry-eyed one, the selection of Kissinger is wise. He will not only offer remedies that draw on his considerable experience, but his advice will also be all the more thoughtful and provocative with the knowledge that this will almost certainly be his last major diplomatic hurrah. Of course, it will ultimately be up to Bush and Congress to decide whether or not to implement the Kissinger committee’s recommendations. But the choice is heartening for all who want to see an improved...