Word: charters
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Hamas suicide bombers are setting the agenda in the Holy Land. The group has a branch that runs schools and medical clinics, but it is Hamas' military wing that goes furthest to achieve the goals set out in its well-articulated, unyielding and lengthy founding charter, written in 1988. Its main points...
...Hamas aims to thwart the Zionists' "aspir[ation] to expand from the Nile to the Euphrates." The charter cites the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a forgery originating in the early 1900s that purports to set out the secret plans of Jewish leaders to take over the world...
...charter warns three times against Freemasons, Rotarians and the Lions Club, which "work in the interest of Zionism." It blames Jews for the French Revolution, Western colonialism, the Bolsheviks, and World Wars I and II. --By Anthony Spaeth
...type of charter lets clients fly on a sleek private jet without having to buy one--or having to buy into a so-called fractional-ownership program. These services do, however, make customers prepay for blocks of flight time. Among the biggest carriers of this type are Delta AirElite Business Jets, a wholly owned Delta subsidiary based in Cincinnati, Ohio; Marquis Jet Partners of New York City; Sentient Private Jet Membership of Norwell, Mass.; and Bombardier Skyjet, based in Fairfax, Va. Through Delta's AirElite service, which launched in February, customers pay a minimum...
...founder of Hooters restaurants, won't say if it's making money yet, but its employees and passengers seem to be enjoying themselves. Women passengers outnumber men on some flights, and even most of the women say they like the friendly service by Hooters Girls. Naked-Air, a charter carrier organized by a nudist travel service in Houston, won't reveal much at all about itself--except that passengers really are allowed to disrobe once the FASTEN SEATBELT sign goes off. It has made one flight so far, from Miami to the Mexican resort city of Cancun. For passengers venturing...