Imagine that the survival of America depended on a handful of fighting machines operated by an elite group of military personnel.

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The list of suspect goods runs from heart and lung machines to wheelbarrows, from fire-fighting equipment to detergent, from water pumps to pencils.

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He has access to the most advanced imaging machines, the best surgeons and numerous new tumor-fighting drugs.

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