THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, April 8, 2010

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New York harbor towards the narrows and the open sea. The booming fog horns,

the fireboat whistles and the clanging bells recalled the nostalgic ocean liner age with its thriving pas- senger traffic and busy- ocean terminals. But back to reality. In the

short run, the plans are simply to stop the clock on the ship being sent to the scrap yard. The Con- servancy in the meantime must raise at least $1.5

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and encourage repairs to economic infrastructure damage incurred during combat operations. Our Fox News team ac-

companied Leonhart; Am- bassador Anthony Wayne, coordinator of U.S. develop- ment and economic assis- tance in Afghanistan; and Thomas Harrigan, DEA’s chief of operations, to Mar- jah. There they met with those who will be the final arbiters of whether the plan succeeds -- local officials and civilians. “We all have a lot to do

in this effort, but I’m opti- mistic. These are very en- trepreneurial, hardworking people,” Wayne told me as we walked down a street where gunfights raged just a few weeks ago. The pro- vincial governor, Gulab Mangal, widely regarded as one of the most compe-

efficiency. Theoretically, you can make the loss of today have greater meaning in the long run by carrying that loss forward and taking credit with the IRS for future capital gains. Sometimes taking a swallow of long-term medicine when a short-term gain is right before us isn’t easy but it can pay off with efficiencies over time.

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million to purchase the storied steamship. Though the vessel has

been stripped of asbestos in Ukraine some years ago, there would have to be a massive retrofitting to con- vert the United States into a convention center/hotel either in Philadelphia or better on New York’s West side near the old ocean terminals from where she once sailed. As an example, the for-

mer Queen Mary, retired in 1967, today is berthed in Long Beach California

tent in Afghanistan, has signed on, said one of the Marine officers involved in developing the plan. “That’s what we need,” the officer added. There is more that is need-

ed, as well, e.g., a hospital or at least a clinic, schools, roads, bridges, electricity, improved irrigation -- the basic services government is supposed to provide or assure. And there is an- other element that is crucial for success -- showing the people that their government is serious about cleaning up corruption. That’s a key part of what the DEA brings to the fight. “The most effective judi-

cial system in Afghanistan is the special narcotics court,” a Marine officer noted. “Marines prosecute enemy targets with bombs and bullets. The DEA, Af- ghan National Interdiction

an important

serving as a hotel and tourist attraction. Until there’s a clear re-

prieve from the wreckers, the still proud flagship of United States Lines re- mains in limbo alongside a south Philadelphia wharf. So let’s sound the SOS for the SS United States, all hands on deck to save an American ocean legend.

Readers wishing to con-

tact the Conservancy may do so at www.ssunited- statesconservancy.org.

Unit and special investiga- tive units collect evidence to prosecute targets differently but just as effectively.” Leonhart agrees. Stand- ing beside me on the dusty

streets of Mar- jah, she said, “The DEA is c ompl e t e l y committed to winning this bat t le. Our b l o o d h a s been spilled here. Locking up corrupt of- ficials involved with narcot- ics is not only good for the people of Af- ghanistan; it’s good for these Marines and the American people, too.” She’s right.

Losses in tax deferred accounts,

of course, cannot be used against taxable gains – another reason to skew slow growth, income pro- ducing assets, to one’s deferred accounts, where income is shel- tered until withdrawn.

Tom Sedoric is with Sedoric

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