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...hostages then become commodities in a deadly human trade that links street gangs to local mafias to insurgents like Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaeda--linked jihadi thought to be behind many of the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq. Victims are sold up the chain, and each handler scores thousands of dollars, money used to finance gun running, drug smuggling and the insurgency. There are indications that Rifat may have been caught up in such a chain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Free A Hostage | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...says. "I don't like being stared at for an hour and a half while I'm unable to take a trip to the loo." The Magnetic Fields (which consists of Merritt, guitarist--banjo player John Woo, drummer Claudia Gonson and cellist Sam Davol, plus occasional accordionist Daniel Handler, a.k.a. author Lemony Snicket) will tour briefly in support of I, but Merritt is increasingly focused on composing for film and theater. He wrote songs for last fall's Katie Holmes movie, Pieces of April, and has collaborated with director Chen Shi-Zheng on two avant-garde Chinese folk operas, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Jolly Misanthrope | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

Eight armored players take the floor—which has said trampolines surrounding each basket—with one “handler,” two “gunners” and one “stopper” for each squad at a time. The acrobatic moves and punishing hits are indescribably breathtaking...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'BLO IT RIGHT BY 'EM: Slamball at the MAC? There Couldn't Be Anything Better | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

...that new system has finally begun to take hold. With vigorous pressure on the puck handler and sharp positioning which has cut down on available passing lanes, the Crimson has choked off potential attacks at the perimeter, rather than waiting and allowing opponents to bring the situation to the defense, which is precisely what Harvard’s own power-play attack is doing...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Special Teams Key to Recent Stretch for M. Hockey | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

...addition to running the point, she averages 5.7 points per game. Moore, always a shrewd and careful ball handler, also commits very few turnovers—1.625 per game—in spite of her ample playing time and Harvard’s propensity to turn the ball over...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Moore Toughs It Out Until Season’s End | 3/4/2004 | See Source »

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