Word: coups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Another day, another fusillade of TNT falls on Iraq. Is this going anywhere? Only if we're lucky. "Despite claims about a prospective coup against Saddam, this is something Washington can hope for but not plan," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "Persistent bombing takes a psychological toll on Saddam's regime, but it's like trying to cut down a tree with sandpaper -- not impossible, but it'll take a long time...
...skepticism here about what the U.S. is doing," says TIME Middle East bureau chief Scott MacLeod. "Everyone in the region wants to get rid of Saddam, but they don't want to maintain an indefinite bombing campaign." Despite weekend press reports of U.S. officials nodding and winking about coup prospects, MacLeod is skeptical. "The assassination, quite possibly by the regime, of a Shi'ite cleric in the south last week, sparked some unrest, but it was all over in a couple of days," says MacLeod. "You can't put out fires that quickly if you don't have a firm...
...only make of the game. Teammates andfans alike streamed onto the hardwood, and thegame that was to be Redding's coup de grace becameMonti's coup d' etat...
...Jordanian armed forces. In his dismissal letter, he disclosed that his brother had moved to fire Jordan's Chief of Staff on false corruption charges related to the construction of an opulent new home. Palace sources say that Hussein saw the move, at worst, as the beginning of a coup attempt...
...your family doctor about the health effects of wine consumption." Not surprisingly, opponents of the labels -- public health officials, legislators and drunk driving activists -- are coming forward in droves. "The labels are a horrific mistake, " says TIME magazine health reporter Janice Horowitz. "It is a wine maker's marketing coup. Alcohol takes a terrible toll on Americans...