Word: bossed
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...follow this: the secretary of defense is killed in a mysterious anthrax attack. Former maverick senator and Vietnam POW Michael Santini is called back to Washington to take his place and play the hero (unsurprisingly, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives the book a glowing endorsement). A Russian Mafia boss kills his president and sets his sights on the throne. He colludes with a brainy German gangster and a rogue Chinese general who’s planning a coup and may have tortured Santini in Vietnam. And did I mention the inhumanly beautiful Israeli assassin with whom Santini is romantically...
...remote village to investigate the cause of monmow disease, a disorder that slowly twists its victim's features into that of a dog, eventually killing them. But when Kirihito himself contracts the disease, his world is turned upside down. Erased from the rolls of his hospital by an ambitious boss who sees Kirihito's work as a threat, Kirihito finds himself a total outcast and put on display in a private freak show for a group of decadent patrons. As Kirihito struggles for his freedom, the stories of his boss and a former colleague continue in parallel...
Tezuka creates a devestating portrait of corrupting ambition as Kirihito's boss rises to power by exploiting victims of monmow disease. But the storyline that follows Kirihito's former colleague, Dr. Urabe, may be the most disturbing to Western audiences. While searching for the true cause of monmow disease Urabe struggles with his own predilections as a sexual predator. Ode to Kirihito has plenty of stunningly sadistic moments - including a giant snake consuming a baby for the pleasure of an audience - but the gratuitous scenes of rape, often followed by the victim's falling in love with the victimizer, will...
...with global chops who would aggressively cut costs and implement a viable strategy. A Blackstone spokesman confirmed that the company is unhappy with Telekom's share price, but declined to comment on Ricke's performance. Still, Ricke doesn't appreciate the interference, and his relationship with Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman has chilled so much that Ricke refused to pay him a visit in New York last month when he was in town. After issuing a profit warning in August, though, Ricke presented the supervisory board with a plan to cut 67,000 jobs, boost revenues and make Telekom the most...
...former TV actor turned property developer. But Yeung said he had only passed on an envelope from an organized-crime kingpin in Taiwan named Chen (Brother Abalone) Chun-chieh. Prosecutors say the envelope, which contained a photo and information about the victim, made its way to alleged mob boss Lau Yat-yin, accused of having its contents?and $50,000?delivered to two assassins from Hunan province. As the three-day trial wrapped up on Friday?the verdict will be given at a later date?an attorney for Yang Wen, the accused shooter, told reporters his client had admitted killing...