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The Arabic equivalent of "No way, Jose" is "Mish mumkin." "No problem" is "Mafeesh mushkilah."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Spots: BAGHDAD WITHOUT A MAP by Tony Horwitz | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

Every day brings a test of ingenuity. The Army's combat engineers, a cerebral-sounding brigade, are the masters of improvisation. If an offensive starts, their task will be the most perilous of all: to clear the way across the flaming trenches, minefields, 40-ft. berms and killing zones the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life on The Line | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

Walid Khalidi, a research associate at CMES, outlined problems the coalition will encounter in attempting to establish the "new world order," such as pan-Arabic support for Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, the "legacy of hatred" between Iraq and Kuwait, the power of Israel, and economic strife in many areas of...

Author: By Benjamin O. Davis, | Title: Pessimism Pervades Forums | 2/7/1991 | See Source »

The Iraqis said the allied bombs had demolished a factory in Baghdad devoted to making formula for infants. A helpful sign in the ruins identified the place in Arabic and English: BABY MILK FACTORY.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fog Of War | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

The Arabic language, with its splendors, can create a sometimes dangerous political world. A Palestinian academic in the West Bank city of Nablus says, ( "The absence of democracy and freedom of expression leads the Arab to escape reality on the horse of rhetoric." Words create and manipulate truth.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fog Of War | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

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