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National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron	Iraqi Special Forces Need More Training, Equipment Iraqi commando units, known as special forces, continue to be hampered by equipment and training shortcomings, a Washington think tank expert contends.
National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy	Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances.
National Defense February 2005 Tiron & Pappalardo	Sharper Focus On Special Operators Seen Worldwide Special operations forces around the world are being molded in the image of the elite military units of the United States, a development that is likely to shape future coalitions.
National Defense February 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Special Operations Recreated in Afghanistan Battle Simulation The goal of the project, run by the Institute for Defense Analysis and DARPA, was to faithfully recreate the operations that liberated Mazar e-Sharif and drove Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters from northern Afghanistan.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 John Carey	Taking Quick Aim Against Snipers The Pentagon needed a way to counter attacks in Iraq. It got results in short order, illustrating how the demands of war are a powerful spur to progress.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	How Nations Can Age Gracefully Demography is not destiny. As the debate over aging gets under way around the world, it would be wise to keep that in mind.
AFP eWire January 21, 2005	U.S. Philanthropy Ranks Seventh in Study of International Nonprofit Sectors The United States ranks only seventh in the world in its level of private philanthropy as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Stanley Reed	Iraq: After the Election, It Won't Get Easier Despite continued violence, Iraq's planned Jan. 30 election looks set to occur. It's unlikely to be either the decisive turning point the Bush Administration once hoped for or the unmitigated disaster critics predict.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	A Talk With Europe's Trade Czar Peter Mandelson says his mission is "to open up markets, to liberalize trade," particularly between the EU and the U.S.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Bruce Einhorn	So Much For China's "Great Healer" With China's influence growing from Asia to the Americas, President Hu Jintao seems to feel little external pressure for political reform at home. Optimists looking for him to promote a new, more open China should settle in for a long wait.
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