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...tension, and there's pressure, and you're shaking. You have a drill sergeant yelling in your ear, 'Shoot straight!'" The Bushmaster .223 rifle, which was found in Muhammad's trunk and has been linked by police to 11 of the 13 victims, is a civilian version...
...parliamentary elections, and Rudetzki's crusade for victims suddenly got a fuller hearing. Soon, France had its first law granting special status and assistance to terror victims; it also assured SOS Attentats limited funding from governmental bodies. Periodic upgrading of that legislation has granted terror victims preferential rights as civilian casualties of war, and established 20 specialized treatment centers across France. A national indemnity fund for terror victims was also founded. The law gave sos Attentats a legal role representing victims as a civil party to all terror investigations and court cases. The group, with just a few volunteers working...
...Wilson) mission to recover the United States’ classified prototype stealth jet fighter, the Switchblade, from nasty illegal arms dealer Arnold Gundars (Malcolm McDowell). Foiling his evil plan becomes more complicated, however, when Scott is paired with the pompous Kelly Robinson (Murphy), a boxing champion and civilian who has some helpful connections. Though it is possible that director Betty Thomas of Doctor Dolittle fame will take unexpected dramatic turns, I Spy will probably be hailed by “top critics” as an exciting mix of action and laughs, with sizzling chemistry between...
...when I drove up to the courthouse in a gusting October rain, I was a little disappointed. There weren’t any ionic columns, severe and symbolic, as in the long opening shot of 12 Angry Men. Instead, the district courthouse was a National Guard armory modified for civilian use by the addition of low suspended ceilings and indoor/outdoor carpeting...
...lead nowhere. In fact, they end in tiny Afghan villages just across the border, where the trucks dump ammunition and weapons in safe houses. Later, according to U.S. Army officials, small groups of between four and a dozen terrorists from the camps cross the border amid the flow of civilian traffic. Once inside Afghanistan, the Americans say, the terrorists are assisted by abettors who provide money, pass on information about U.S. troop movements and safeguard supplies. Loaded with equipment and intelligence, the al-Qaeda forces then move out to harass American troops. Since the U.S. forces cannot cross into Pakistan...