Word: brutalize
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...world, why bring the battle to the Philippines? Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters last week that Abu Sayyaf is linked to al-Qaeda, "no question," but most officials in Manila consider it more a band of local thugs than a worldwide terrorism threat. Still, the group's brutal record of kidnapping--and beheading--foreigners as well as Filipinos (close to 100 murdered since 1991) makes it a legitimate target. The fact that Abu Sayyaf still holds hostage U.S. missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham, said Rumsfeld, only "adds a dimension to our interest...
...Norton; 320 pages; $26.95), E. Mavis Hetherington, a psychology professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, and her co-author John Kelly declare that 75% to 80% of children of divorce are functioning well, with little long-term damage. The claims are sure to stir debate over the delicate, brutal decision to end a marriage. They have already riled other family researchers...
Giuliani brought an entire nation to its feet after the brutal attacks. Because of the mayor, New York City and the nation are recovering with newfound hope, camaraderie, resilience and an unrelenting belief that we are stronger today than we were before Sept. 11. Great men are defined by great challenges. It is easier to orchestrate an act of terror than to inspire a grieving nation. Rudy Giuliani was defiant and courageous, and it comes as no surprise that "America's Mayor" is TIME's Person of the Year. ANIL TANEJA Boston
...last thing this country needs is a debate about cleaning up the N word and making it respectable. Apart from its crassly commercial title, Kennedy's book is a dry, legalistic account of the myriad ways in which the word has been used since it first appeared in the brutal vocabulary of 18th century slave owners. Given the powerful emotions the term has always stirred, his 226-page account is surprisingly dull...
...success of that venture inspired Pakistan's military leaders to start helping insurgents fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, in hopes of equally spectacular dividends. The ISI even has a wing devoted to supporting the Kashmir insurgency. The Pakistani military initially trained indigenous Kashmiri militants, but in 1992--after a brutal Indian crackdown almost snuffed the separatist movement--it began funneling foreign jihadis to Kashmir, expecting their zeal would revive the conflict...