Word: forsan
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...been torn down from many street corners, the cleric's picture in Sadr City remains ubiquitous, and graffiti on the walls reads: "Long live al-Sadr" and "Saulat al-Sadr" - Charge of al-Sadr - the Mahdi Army's answer to Maliki's Basra offensive, which was called Saulat al-Forsan, or Charge of the Knights...
...happening yet. The inadequacy of Iraqi forces has come under a harsh spotlight since March, when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched an offensive in the southern city of Basra against Shi'ite militias loyal to the rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The operation, named Saulat al-Forsan (Charge of the Knights), was an opportunity for the Iraqi troops to show just how far they have come as an independent force. But barely a day into the offensive, al-Maliki had to call for backup as his troops ran into resistance from the militias. British and American warplanes bombed ground...
...Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit! Last year every girl had in her wardrobe a jaunty little toque called "The Helen Wills." This year, despite the fashionableness of those big hats that make plain girls pretty and conceal the looks of pretty girls, so that it is equal for every one, Helen Wills retains the chapeau of which she is godmother. Her own mother, the handsome woman who warned off the Panama, is her "best friend." They go to luncheons and fêtes and their hairdresser together; together they receive the adulation of the public...
...Sunday. Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.* But for the moment it is a trifle depressing. Suzanne and the Baron came down like wolves on the fold and whipped us to a standstill, 6-1, 6-2. It was a terrific, savage match. We played our best, every stroke. The reporters said C. F. looked like Jack Dempsey smashing away at the net with his jaw way out. And that I was pale with concentration. Perhaps I was foolish to change from driving to lobbing against Suzanne, but it seemed best at the time. She was like a silk whirlwind...
...case may take, the quick retort, the eloquent argument,--all these are interesting as they occur from day to day, the victories when they come, the unmerited defeats, lend a constant zest to life and are pleasant to remember, for even of defeats the lawyer finds the prophecy true "Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit...