Word: hashem
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KFOR commander General Sir Michael Jackson said last weekend that the KLA leadership was not fully in control of its "hard-liners." But this may have simply been a polite warning -? observers agree that KLA leader Hashem Thaci, despite political support from Washington, is himself one of the movement?s leading hard-liners. The ethnic cleansing of the province?s remaining Serbs and the violence against peacekeepers would be unlikely without at least the tacit support of the KLA. And that?s a problem for NATO, which insists on a multiethnic Kosovo, and opposes independence. But it?s not only...
...consorting with Stalin-esque killers in Kosovo? Quite possibly, according to allegations published Friday by the New York Times. Citing current and former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army as well as Albanian government officials, the Times reports that KLA leader Hashem Thaci and two of his lieutenants allegedly directed a purge in which as many as six rival commanders were shot dead in a bitter struggle for control of the organization. Thaci has denied the allegations. Of course, such skulduggery might be par for the course in guerrilla movements, but the KLA has been implicitly anointed as Washington...
...Hassan to name one of the King's sons crown prince. The two eldest, ABDULLAH and FEISAL, are considered unqualified because their mother is British. The next son, ALI, was the favorite, but he has fallen out of favor because of his playboy life-style. Next come HAMZAH and HASHEM, the sons of Hussein's current wife, LISA HALABI, known as Queen Noor, who comes from a Lebanese-American family. Lately, Hussein has been grooming Hamzah. The 18-year-old frequently accompanies his father to official functions, and he is being taught how to speak the slang of the Bedouin...
...like Hassan to name one of the king's sons crown prince. The two eldest, Abdullah and Feisal, are considered unqualified because their mother is British. The next son, Ali, was the favorite, but he has fallen out of favor because of his playboy lifestyle. Next come Hamzah and Hashem, the sons of Hussein's current wife, Lisa Halaby, known as Queen Noor, who comes from a Lebanese-American family. Lately, Hussein has been grooming Hamzah. The 18-year-old frequently accompanies his father to official functions, and he is being taught how to speak the slang of the Bedouin...
...Hashem E. Montasser '97, who lives in Egypt, said he has seen more snow in his three years in Cambridge than he has seen at any other time during his life...