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...stucco, three-story building sandwiched between the President-for-Life's home and the Italian embassy in Kampala's tranquil diplomatic district. There the dread secret police carried out much of the torturing and killing that were a large part of Amin's style of rule. Abraham Kisuule-Minge, 27, an SRB officer for five years, fled in early April after helping a prisoner escape...
Islam stresses the uniqueness of the Creator, and strictly forbids shirk-that is, the association of anyone or anything with God's divinity. Along with Moses and Abraham, Jesus is revered by Muslims as one of the 25 scriptural prophets of God, and Islam accepts both his virgin birth and his miracles. But Muslims believe that Christian faith in the divinity of Jesus is polytheism. They resent being called "Muhammadans," which suggests that Muhammad's role in Islam is similar to that of Jesus in Christianity. The Prophet is revered as God's final Messenger to mankind...
...reduction of Loring Air Force Base to a forward operating station would cause the loss of 2,780 jobs. The state's congressional delegation claims that move would produce a $22 million drop in retail sales and a surge in unemployment from 11% to about 20%. Says Abraham Etscovitz, who owns an automobile dealership in nearby Caribou: "We're going to pray...
...true that we cannot enforce trust and cooperation between nations, but we can use all our strength to see that nations do not again go to war. Our religious doctrines all give us hope. So let us now lay aside war. Let us now reward all the children of Abraham who hunger for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Let us now enjoy the adventure of becoming fully human, neighbors, even brothers and sisters. We pray God ... that these dreams will come true. I believe they will...
...least one stockholder has already filed suits against the McGraw-Hill management and others are expected to follow, claiming that they were financially damaged by the turndown of the $40 bid. Said Abraham Pomerantz, a New York lawyer who makes a specialty of class action suits: "There are squeals all over America from frustrated shareholders of McGraw-Hill. My telephone has been ringing all morning with calls from people who want to join the [lawsuit] parade...