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  Thursday  October 31  2002    11: 14 AM

american empire

To Some, Real Threat Is U.S.

For President Bush, this month's debate in the U.N. Security Council is all about Iraq and its alleged weapons of mass destruction. But for France, Russia and other countries, the issue isn't just the Iraqi threat—it's the U.S. threat, too.
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Rummy Runs Rampant

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fired off a memo last week revoking the longstanding title "CINC," or "commander in chief," bestowed on Tommy Franks and the cadre of other four-star military chieftains who plan and fight American wars around the world.

He's been on a rampage for months about top generals and admirals getting to call themselves commander in chief.
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