“To us, stealth denotes the latest technology – billions of dollars in research and development in armaments. The North Korean version of stealth is old-school diesel-battery operated subs that evade modern detection methods.” – John Park, a Korea expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace, two months after a torpedo-armed North Korean submarine allegedly sank a South Korean patrol ship, killing 46 sailors.
“In Revelations it says the water will turn to blood. That’s what it looks like out here – like the Gulf is bleeding. This is going to choke the life out of everything. It makes me want to cry.” – P.J. Hahn, director of coastal zone management for Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish, as the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has now reached the coasts of four states, the latest being Florida.
“It was too surreal. It was an amazing experience. I usually have a poker face, so that’s what that was.” – Anamika Veeramani, who finally cracked a smile when she was presented the trophy for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Anamika, 14, spelled “stromuhr,” a medical term, correctly to win the contest.
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