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Anti-missile shield close to reality in Europe
long-envisioned defense plan by Craig Whitlock
The U.S. military is on the verge of acti-
vating a partial missile shield over south- ern Europe, part of an intensifying global effort to build defenses against Iranian missiles amid a deepening impasse over the country’s nuclear ambitions. Pentagon officials said they are nearing
a deal to establish a key radar ground sta- tion, probably in Turkey or Bulgaria. In- stallation of the high-powered X-band ra- dar would enable the first phase of the shield to become operational next year. At the same time, the U.S. military is working with Israel and allies in the Per- sian Gulf to build and upgrade their mis- sile defense capabilities. The United States installed a radar ground station in Israel in 2008 and is looking to place an- other in an Arab country in the gulf re- gion. The radars would provide a critical early warning of any launches from Iran, improving the odds of shooting down a missile. The missile defenses in Europe, Israel and the gulf are technically separate and in different stages of development. But they are all designed to plug into com- mand-and-control systems operated by, or with, the U.S. military. The Israeli ra- dar, for example, is operated by U.S. per- sonnel and is already functional, feeding information to U.S. Navy ships operating in the Mediterranean. Taken together, these initiatives consti- tute an attempt to contain Iran and ne- gate its growing ability to aim missiles — perhaps one day armed with a nuclear warhead — at targets throughout the Middle East and Europe, including U.S. forces stationed there. The concept of a missile shield began with former president Ronald Reagan, who first described his vision of a defense
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Who will blink if Iran is on the brink?
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Eyeing Iran, U.S. on track to initiate first phase of
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2010
History is their CUP OF TEA
RICKY CARIOTI/THE WASHINGTON POST Reenactors play a scene in which angry residents of Williamsburg accosted George Mercer, a colonial tax collector.
As a conservative movement grows, many who relate to it are drawn to the revolutionary air of Colonial Williamsburg
by Amy Gardner in williamsburg
landmark: Colonial Williamsburg. Amid the history buffs and parents with young children wandering along the crushed shell paths of Virginia’s restored colonial city, some notice- ably angrier and more politically minded tourists can often be found. They stand in the crowd listening closely as the costumed actors relive dramatic moments in the founding of our country. They clap loudly when
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by David A. Fahrenthold and Steven Mufson
While the BP well was still gushing, the Obama administration issued an order that limited the spreading of contro- versial dispersant chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico’s surface. Their use, officials said, should be restricted to “rare cases.” But in reality, federal documents show, the use of dispersants wasn’t rare at all. Despite the order — and concerns about the environmental effects of the dispersants — the Coast Guard granted requests to use them 74 times over 54 days, and to use them on the surface and deep underwater at the well site. The Coast Guard approved every request sub- mitted by BP or local Coast Guard com- manders in Houma, La., although in some cases it reduced the amount of the chemicals they could use, according to an analysis of the documents prepared by the office of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D- Mass.). The documents indicate that “these ex-
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an actor portraying Patrick Henry de- livers his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. They cheer and hoot when Gen. George Washington sur- veys the troops behind the original
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18th-century courthouse. And they shout out about the tyranny of our current government during scenes depicting the nation’s struggle for freedom from Britain. “General, when is it appropriate to
resort to arms to fight for our liber- ty?” asked a tourist on a recent week- day during “A Conversation with George Washington,” a hugely popu- lar dialogue between actor and audi- ence in the shaded backyard of Charl- ton’s Coffeehouse.
Standing on a simple wooden stage
before a crowd of about 100, the man portraying Washington replied: “Only when all peaceful remedies have been exhausted. Or if we are forced to do so in our own self- defense.”
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Political impasse in Iraq deepens
FURTHER UNREST
Despite months of talks, resolution is unlikely by fall
by Ernesto Londoño
baghdad — Nearly five months after disputed parliamentary elections, lead- ing Iraqi politicians say they have all but abandoned hope of resolving an impasse over forming a new government before fall. The protracted stalemate is a scenario
U.S. officials have long dreaded. By the end of August, the United States will de- clare the end of its combat mission in Iraq — and reduce troop strength to 50,000 — amid a deepening political cri- sis. In the coming weeks, Washington will install a new ambassador and a new top general in Baghdad. American officials had hoped the next Iraqi administration would have been in place well before their change of guard to help ensure a smooth transition at a delicate time. U.S. officials have long feared that Iraq’s first transfer of power as a sovereign nation could be marred by unrest and violence. Former prime minister Ayad Allawi, one of the contenders for his former post, said in an interview Saturday that months of negotiations among blocs have not led to a resolution on who is en- titled to the country’s premiership or how other powerful jobs will be allocat- ed. He said a breakthrough is unlikely be- fore September or October because little official business is conducted during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins in mid-August. The looming withdrawal of U.S. troops and rising anger among Iraqis over con- tinuing attacks, joblessness and deterio- rating government services have made power-sharing negotiations increasingly contentious. “The process so far is inade- quate, it is not balanced and it is rigged with problems,” Allawi said. “A weakened process could easily collapse at the end of the day.”
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Oil dispersants flowed freely despite restriction, papers show
emptions are in no way a ‘rare’ occur- rence, and have allowed surface applica- tion of the dispersant to occur virtually every day since the directive was issued,” Markey wrote in a letter dated Aug. 1 to retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, the government’s point man on the spill. Markey chairs the House Select Commit- tee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Some of them dealt with separate dis- persant applications on the same day. Markey said it appeared that the order “has become more of a meaningless paperwork exercise” than a real attempt to curb use of the dispersants. In an interview Saturday, Allen de- fended the decisions to grant the waivers, saying that overall use of dispersants de- clined sharply after that May 26 order to limit their use. The total use of dis- persants underwater and on the surface declined about 72 percent from its peak, according to the Environmental Protec- tion Agency.
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Trading life on land for love of family In 2003, the Craftons sold all they possessed and gained a precious closeness in return
by Steve Hendrix
fter living the past seven years in this cabin the size of a hotel bath- room, the Crafton family seems in
no hurry to clear out now. On a muggy, sun-drenched morning, all five of them — knees just touching, lives completely entwined— sit cheerfully in the sailboat that has been their home since they pulled away from this Severna Park dock in 2003.
Kalena, 18, who went through puberty and adolescence in this room, has her eyes fixed on a laptop slideshow of their travels that’s playing on the galley table. For her, college awaits on land. Her mother, Kathleen, fingers a Melanesian carving she picked up in a trade during one of the family’s countless island an- chorages; the relaunch of her nursing ca- reer can wait until next week. Jena, 22, and Ben, 15, settle in for yet another tell- ing of the family’s greatest adventures (such as the three-day trek into the
U.S. FEARS
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM CRAFTON The Craftons dropped everything to travel as a family on their boat, the Nueva Vida.
mountains of Papua New Guinea, or the village festival no white people had seen before). Tom, the dad, is most ensconced of all in the confines of the 43-foot ketch. If it
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were up to him, the Nueva Vida would still be out there and America 2010 could wait.
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