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...bring peace to a haunted house. Bribes and threats and rockets and satellites had failed to find him, even with the world's mightiest army conducting the manhunt. The President had stopped talking about him, as if he were superstitious or trying to change the subject. People bought Saddam golf balls, Saddam pinatas, voodoo dolls, to satisfy the need to hit back and not feel helpless every time he taunted his hunters with a new videotape to rally his followers, every time we heard of a new ambush conducted in his name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam's Capture | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

...month, Thaksin welcomed 80 high-flying businessmen as inaugural members of the Thailand Elite Privilege Club. For a one-off lifetime fee of $25,000, the millionaires were each presented with a Thailand Elite card entitling them to discounts on Thai Airways and at Thailand's best hotels, free golf at a slew of courses, free spa treatments, a fast track through customs, free limousine transfers and a 24-hour concierge service. And why do millionaires need discounts? "We all want a bargain," Thaksin, a telecommunications billionaire, said before doling out the black-and-gold plastic. "I'm not aware...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trump Card | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...aware of any other country ever having a club like this," said Peter M. Kennedy, chairman of investment bank Domonick Company AG. While he doubted he'll ever visit enough golf clubs or spas to recoup his investment, he said he bought the card "to show my support for Thailand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trump Card | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...month, Thaksin welcomed 80 high-flying businessmen into the Thailand Elite Privilege Club as inaugural members. For a one-off lifetime fee of $25,000, the millionaires were each presented with a Thailand Elite card entitling them to discounts on Thai Airways and at Thailand's best hotels, free golf at a slew of courses, free spa treatments, fast-track immigration, free limousine transfers and a 24-hour concierge service. And why do millionaires need discounts? "We all want a bargain," Thaksin, a telecommunications billionaire, said before doling out the black-and-gold plastic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trump Card | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...bring peace to a haunted house. Bribes and threats and rockets and satellites had failed to find him, even with the world?s mightiest army conducting the manhunt. The President had stopped talking about him, as if he were superstitious or trying to change the subject. People bought Saddam golf balls, Saddam pi?atas, voodoo dolls, to satisfy the need to hit back and not feel helpless every time he taunted his hunters with a new videotape to rally his followers, every time we heard of a new ambush conducted in his name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ?We Got Him.? | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

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