Word: coups
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Rumors have been spreading for months that the government is on the verge of collapse. He's going to be ousted by fellow Shi'ite partisans, said one. He'll be overthrown by a CIA-led military coup, according to another. The White House has never hidden its frustration with the slow pace of change under Maliki. Indeed, e-mails shot around last fall listing a full slate of potential cabinet ministers in a fantasy government headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. But it's been over a year since he took office and Maliki hasn't budged...
...made him a national hero (and spawned the movie title Bend It Like Beckham) is also one of the country's most obsessively followed celebrities. His book, My Side, was the fastest-selling autobiography in British history. Tempting him to leave behind Spanish champions Real Madrid was a major coup for Lalas...
...prior to charges being filed. Attendant laws also allowed for the more aggressive pursuit of activities such as forging identity papers, illegal fundraising and people smuggling - apparently unrelated to violent activity, yet essential logistical support for terror networks. Bruguiere also developed a now widely used counter-terror strategy: the coup de pied dans le fourmillier (kicking the ant hill) that can both bag plotting radicals, and also destabilize the wider extremist milieu wondering if wider sweeps aren't in store...
...photo op of Hamas leaders with a free and smiling Briton--BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, released after 114 days of Gaza captivity--is, among other things, a huge publicity coup for Hamas and its leader, Ismail Haniyeh. It allows the embattled Haniyeh to show he can deliver positive results in his new role as the top authority in the Gaza Strip and to say, with some legitimacy, that he can bring stability back to Gaza's lawless streets...
...Haniyeh has refused to step down. The Islamic militants of Hamas are anxious to show Palestinians in Gaza - and the rest of the world - that they can carry out their vow to impose order in Gaza. The photo op of a smiling BBC man is a huge publicity coup, allowing Hamas to say, with some legitimacy, that they are bringing back stability to Gaza...