Word: citizens
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...more important arrest may turn out to be that of Slimane Khalfaoui, 27, a French citizen of Algerian origin and a veteran of Bosnian and Afghan jihads. Material evidence has tied Khalfaoui to a Frankfurt cell busted in December 2000 as it allegedly prepared for an attack on the Strasbourg Cathedral. He has also been linked to Ressam's failed millennium plot. Evidence and testimony indicate that both plots were overseen from London by al-Qaeda's main European terrorism commander, Abu Doha, an Algerian Islamist arrested in February 2001. Khalfaoui has also been linked to Doha associate Rabah Kadre...
...whole phenomenon of evaluative interviews suggests that poise, erudition and schmoozability count as much as the value of our ideas. The justification seems to be that the first requirement of a public citizen is the ability to engage with the larger world: a successful education would teach students to schmooze, and to schmooze well...
...agree with President Bush that terrorism must be eliminated, but not by going to war in Iraq. The U.S. and its allies must work in unison to improve security by setting up special antiterrorist task forces and infiltrating terrorist cells. This would be true leadership, and every peace-loving citizen of each supporting country would be in full agreement. PAUL J. MURPHY Grimsby...
...Korean heritage has helped him tremendously at Samsung. An American citizen, Kim left Korea at age 11. But he returned with the language proficiency and enough grasp of the subtleties of Korea's tradition-bound business culture to make his direct-approach, all-American management style palatable. Samsung marketing vice president Park Seung Soo calls Kim "a kimchi-eating American," referring to Korea's fiery national dish...
...white roses. The four presidential dogs were barking from their pen in a corner of the lawn. Kim settled into a chair, relaxed and asked after my wife. He could have been any Korean grandfather entertaining a younger visitor. He told me he was planning to become "an ordinary citizen" after he left the presidency. As the sun dipped behind the green-blue ceramic eaves of the Korean-style residence, to become a regular Korean seemed the best he could hope for. He waved good-bye and shuffled back inside. An aide whispered to him: "The minister is waiting...