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The graduate student arrested in yesterday’s hostage stand-off at a Cleveland university, after killing one student and injuring two other people, Halder was a very active and outspoken member of the loony left anti-war crowd. Charles Johnson, on his weblog, is on top of this story with the linked posting and more.

By BETH GARDINER, Associated Press LONDON (February 8, 2002 3:47 p.m. EST) - Veterans of most modern wars have suffered many unexplained physical and psychological symptoms, researchers reported Friday in a study implying that the unexplained ailments experienced by some Gulf War veterans is not unique. The study reviewed the records of British soldiers who fought in late 19th century imperial campaigns, the Boer War in South Africa, both world wars, the Korean War and the Gulf War. All reported problems that varied based on their combat experiences but had much in common, said the paper published Friday in the ...

Relocation and hand-outs have caused more illness than radiation, a new UN study concludes. It is seen as the worst man-made disaster in history, killing tens of thousands, making tens of millions ill, and afflicting generations to come. Exhibitions of photographs of the deformed victims have toured the world, raising funds and awareness. Now a report from the United Nations on the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 15 years after the event comes to a very different conclusion. It says the medical effects of radiation are far less than was thought. The biggest damage to health has instead come ...