1. The June 27th entry, 'On the road to extinction' reprised a January 2002 oped on flora and fauna in Afghanistan endangered by the decades of war and strife. This month the National Environment Protection Agency of Afghanistan just released a list of protected species, including mammals, birds, and plants...
2. The April 22nd, 2008 entry, 'WMD aren't what they used to be' reprised a May 2006 oped on the subject... What is a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) lists some of the definitions...