Word: assaultive
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...five police officers guarding the gate do not seem as enthusiastic as the students. Their expressions indicate they would rather be apprehending a lunatic waving a loaded assault rifle. I choose not to enter...
...inept officials, and the barons of the trade: a handful of men who have never seen an elephant in the wild. They and their wealthy customers do not understand -- or choose not to -- the high cost of this trade. They do not see the herds mowed down by automatic assault rifles, the tusks frantically hacked from the skulls and the orphaned and wounded elephants left to die. Ten years ago, 1.3 million elephants pressed the earth of Africa. Today there are perhaps...
...many of Africa's poachers operate with the cold precision of a crack military unit. They are well armed and organized into gangs of up to ten men. Their weapons, often AK-47 assault rifles, can pepper a herd with 30 rounds in less than five seconds. Frequently they are ex-army men. When they run into antipoaching units, they respond as trained soldiers would, withdrawing and firing, then scattering and rendezvousing hours or days later at prearranged sites. In Angola rebels help finance military operations with ivory. Among the larger bands of poachers, some men are designated as cooks...
Despite all the girding for an assault, the airline industry was rocked last week when a raider finally surfaced. It was New York City tycoon Donald Trump, who announced that he was offering $120 a share, or $7.5 billion, to take over the giant carrier...
...Kenya is striking back. In his breast pocket, Woodley has an envelope stuffed with 30,000 Kenyan shillings ($1,428) -- money for informants. The antipoaching units are exchanging their World War I bolt-action rifles for automatic assault weapons. Within the past year the APUs have killed 18 poachers under a shoot-to-kill order. Dozens of senior wildlife-department personnel have been interrogated, and some have been relieved of their duties. These measures seem to be working. In the past month not one fresh carcass has been found. "Everyone is keen as mustard," says Woodley, beaming...