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A commercial produced by an organization fighting for the freedom of Iran that depicts a nuclear terror attack in America – the kind many experts believe is possible should Tehran get the bomb – will run in 20 markets across the country this month. Titled "An Atomic 9-11: When Evil is Appeased," the spot, sponsored by the Iran Freedom Foundation, is based on a scenario described in the new WND Books release "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians," by Jerome R. Corsi, co-author of the best-selling "Unfit for Command." Corsi believes an atomic 9-11...

Many people are surprised to learn that any movement that can be done with any apparatus, can also be done without the apparatus -- usually to much greater effect and productivity. So when one sees the apparatus advertised on television as the latest great thing, one merely needs to simulate the movement without the apparatus to see if such a claim is possible and plausible. While the apparatus (machine) does suggest the general idea of the intent and purpose of the exercise, the limitation of most machines is that it loses effectiveness at the very extreme of the movement --...

... sociologists and social psychologists have discovered that terrorist groups use cult-like conditioning techniques to convert normal individuals into remorseless killers ... ... limited global counterrorism resources should focus on eradicating the terrorist group training camps where the conditioning takes place ... ... If a terrorist is truly convinced that enemy old people, women and children are evil creatures, then killing them is not just easy; it is necessary, honorable, and rewarded ... What have we learned that will help responsible authorities eradicate terrorism? ... (1) If a leader is eliminated, the group is greatly weakend. ... (2) Aggressively disrupting...

Hot weather has little chilling effect on workouts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Wayne Drehs ESPN.com STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The temperature was 92 degrees. The humidity, 81 percent. And the Mississippi State football players had one of their most challenging days of offseason training ahead. Yet outside the Bulldogs' locker room, there was a sense of relief as a welcome breeze greeted the players as they headed toward "The Compound" for another grueling workout. It is often back-breaking work to stay in shape for the football season ahead, as Mississippi State's Tray Clark can attest. "You pray for days like this," said Scott...

UK schoolkids fingerprinted, prompting privacy concerns "Dangerous, illegal, unnecessary," says watchdog By INQUIRER staff: Monday 22 July 2002, 15:11 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN are being fingerprinted in a scheme that human right watchdog Privacy International up in arms. The body says tens of thousands of kids are being fingerprinted at school, often without parents' consent, or even without their knowledge. The electronic finger printing is being conducted as part of a cost cutting "automation" of school libraries. Privacy International has condemned the procedure, branding it "dangerous, illegal and unnecessary", and has called for a prohibition of the technology in schools. The...