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...must accept it, though, when we remember those who have been cut down violently just as they have won a victory for righteousness: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Anwar Sadat. The Egyptian President--Rabin's mirror image in the Middle East conflict, killed not by his nominal enemies, but by those among his own people who accused him of treachery. Rabin joins the ranks of such men, and that is why his assassination causes such heartsickness. Dwell on the matter, and realism turns to despair--the good get shot, and the evil die in their beds...
Rudenstine likened Rabin to Abraham Lincoln, Ghandi, Anwar Sadat and Martin Luther King, calling them "different peace makers representing similar aspirations who have fallen in this...
...handlers as another warning shot." More disturbing, Fischer notes, none of the violence has prompted Mubarak to designate a vice president who could quickly assume the office if the president were killed. Mubarak, who once held that post, was himself elevated to the presidency after the assassination of Anwar Sadat...
...least two other plots since 1992 amid a campaign by Muslim fundamentalists to replace Egypt's government with strict Islamic rule. Today's incident was the most serious attempt on Mubarak's life since he was elevated to the presidency in 1981 after an Islamic radical group, Jihad, assassinatedPresident Anwar Sadatduring a military parade in Cairo. At a press conference, Mubarak vowed: "Whatever happens, Egypt will not be shaken and we will not give up fighting terrorism...
...hour operation to separate the twins. At week's end Nida remained under heavy sedation and on a ventilator. Doctors feared cerebral swelling might cause brain damage. Hira, however, was awake and breathing on her own. ``It was like seeing a dream come true,'' marveled the father, Anwar Jamal...