Word: fighters
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...long as one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, anything that any group—especially the United States military—does with regard to its prisoners will make waves for global security policy and conflict prevention strategies. For that reason, post-Guantánamo detainment must be approached in a much smoother and cautious fashion than similar hot-button issues have been in the past...
...really necessary for the American troops to remain now," said Yousef Aboud Ahmed, a Sunni volunteer fighter with a militia supported by U.S. forces in the Baghdad neighborhood of Adhamiya. "If we had a nonsectarian government in power, then yes, it would be a good idea for the American forces to go. They should go one day. But not in this situation...
...unyielding and persistent demeanor on the court. “I think Oliver’s presence and his fight and his guts and his spirit make him a little bit different than the normal freshman,” Amaker said. “He’s a fighter. If we can have that remain a part of his identity throughout his tenure, I think he’s going to have a fine career.”As point guard, McNally enjoys the opportunity to play with undamaged senior Drew Housman, senior Andrew Pusar, and junior Jeremy...
...that the movement took control of Gaza in 2007. Hamas officials say they have no military wing in Lebanon, but last month, a fight broke out in Shatila when Fatah men discovered Hamas moving weapons into the camp. In a different camp in southern Lebanon last month, Fatah fighters were taken by surprise when confronted by well-trained Hamas fighters. "They had a military plan, they were well-armed, they screamed "Allahu Akbar," and they were very brutal," says one Fatah man involved in that clash. And one Hamas fighter told TIME that he and others members from the group...
...Israeli attacks on Gaza. He offered them a lesson they are unlikely to forget. "In the past, Jews used to kill us, and no one defended us," he explained. "Today, if the Jews kill us, we kill them." Later, Makdah - who was born in Lebanon and has been a fighter since the age of 12 - vowed that Palestinian leaders negotiating with Israel would never trade away the right of return. "No peace agreement can survive if there is one refugee outside the homeland," he said. The Palestinians' long, dismal wait seems doomed to continue...