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elaborate nuclear scams,
swindles, and rip-offs.
Allah’s Bomb: The Islamic
T
he MetLife Mature Market Institute has up-
Quest for Nuclear Weap-
Brave New War: The Next
dated its Since You Care Guide, Medicare and
ons By Al J. Venter. The Lyons
Stage of Terrorism and
Press, 2007. $24.95. ISBN
the End of Globalization
Medicaid Programs — The Basics. Updates include
978-1-59921-205-0.
By John Robb. John Wiley
an explanation of changes to Medicare Part B premiums,
and Sons, 2007. $27.95. ISBN
which are now income- Veteran military correspon-
978-0-471-78079-3.
based, and information dent Al Venter offers the
about the elimination of the best explanation of the nu- In this age of unconvention-
Medigap prescription drug clear weapon conundrum al warfare and terrorism,
benefi t with the inception facing the world today. John Robb offers a glimpse
of Medicare Part D. He tells the story of greed, into the future of American
Information about the deception, treachery, and Western security. Robb
addition of Medicare and political power examines the
medical savings ac- plays as unlikely and nature of
count plans — part of Medicare Advantage — and unstable Islamic asymmetri-
contact information also have been updated. nations pursue pos- cal warfare,
The guide also covers two new health care plans, Me- session of nuclear acknowledg-
digap Part K and Medigap
ON THE WEB
weapons. ing now is “the
Part L, which have lower Ven- fi rst time in
■ To learn more, visit www
premiums but higher out-
.maturemarketinstitute.com
ter de- modern history
of-pocket limits before under What’s New, e-mail scribes that a non-state
paying 100 percent of co-
maturemarketinstitute@metlife
nuclear group has the abil-
insurance and copayments.
.com, or call (203) 221-6580.
weapons ity to fi ght a global
programs war and win.”
of Pakistan, Robb explains
TRICAREUPDATE
Syria, Egypt, terrorist group orga-
Libya, and nization, motives,
THE MEMBER CHOICE CENTER (MCC) makes reg- Saudi Ara- and methods and
istering for TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy (TMOP) bia (and how how they learn and
easier. When a beneficiary calls the MCC, a patient Europe, Israel, adapt. He highlights the
care advocate from Express Scripts Inc., TRICARE’s and South Africa fi gure rapid technological and po-
pharmacy benefit provider, explains the program and in), how Saddam Hussein litical advantages shifting to
offers to transfer current prescriptions to mail order. If nearly had the fi rst Arab our enemies and their pri-
the beneficiary agrees, Express Scripts submits a pre- bomb, and how Iran suc- mary (and our most vulner-
scription transfer request to the patient’s physician. cessfully hid its nuclear able) targets — economies,
After a beneficiary enrolls by using the service, the weapons program from the public confi dence, political
MCC will contact the beneficiary’s physician about new world for years. unity, and social cohesion.
prescriptions and forward them to TMOP. Venter also reveals the Citing examples, Robb
To complete the registration, visit
www.tricare.mil impotence of the U.N. discusses how global guer-
or
www.express-scripts.com/tricare. Beneficiaries also and its inept and corrupt rillas and transnational
can call the MCC at (877) 363-1433 to switch from watchdog atomic agency, criminal gangs have cre-
their retail pharmacy program to TMOP. the widespread technol- ated an amorphous “ba-
Beneficiaries can save as much as 66 percent and, in ogy-smuggling operation zaar of violence” and how
some cases, will receive up to a 90-day supply for the of a Pakistani nuclear sci- globalization actually will
same cost as a 30-day supply at a retail pharmacy. entist, and how dangerous put an end to itself.
criminal gangs are running — William D. Bushnell
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