In the "Military Quarters" cluster, that is, people living on or near military bases, people are four times as likely to watch "Hard Copy" as the average American, and more than twice as likely to watch "Ricki Lake"; they also eat more than their share of canned chili.
Since summer, Mr. Assad's military has used cluster munitions repeatedly, and recently began using incendiary cluster munitions, too.
The US military asserted that cluster bombs were "legitimate weapons that provide a vital military capability" and wanted to carry on using British bases regardless of the ban.
Earlier this month, the U.N. political affairs chief told the Security Council of credible reports that the Syrian military has used cluster bombs in fighting the 20-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's autocratic rule.
Article 21 also covers all preparations for future military operations, transit of cluster munitions through Afghanistan,s territory, and storage and potential use of cluster munitions on Afghanistan,s territory.
He also holds the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the military's highest noncombat decoration, and two Presidential Medals of Freedom.
Military officials acknowledge using cluster bombs, which carry more than 200 bomblets designed to spread destruction over a broad area.
He said the military has investigated the cluster because of the particular severity of the pneumonia -- all patients needed assistance from mechanical ventilators to breathe.
On the set, Mr. Bay and his team had constructed portions of Battleship Row, the central cluster of military vessels that were hit by Japanese bombers on Dec. 7, 1941.
Survivors of the Syrian military's use of cluster bombs, a weapon that is impossible to use precisely, describe the tactic as collective punishment, a mass reprisal against populations that are with the rebels.
