Word: havoc
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Does Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have the political spine to deal with Iraq's No. 1 problem - the Shi'ite militias? There's a growing suspicion in Baghdad that he does not. Having promised, for the umpteenth time, to crack down on the sectarian death squads wreaking havoc on the Iraqi capital, the prime minister promptly turned around and castigated U.S. forces for doing precisely that. The Iraqi leader claimed that a predawn raid Wednesday on a militia stronghold by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers had been conducted without his approval, and said such attacks would not be repeated...
...version of the “Steel Curtain” has made one thing abundantly clear to their opponents—if you try to run against them, you will get mauled. As close a certainty as death and taxes, week after week, the Crimson defense has wreaked havoc on its opponents’ rushing games and demolished opposing running backs with its speed and intensity. Brown’s running backs are still reeling after their debacle earlier in the season, producing only 41 yards on the ground on 21 attempts.Despite a tumultuous season when off-field issues threatened...
...were rough on checked luggage, with reports of lost, damaged, delayed or pilfered bags up 37% over the first half of 2003. And that was before emergency carry-on restrictions were imposed this summer, further taxing strained airline baggage systems. Overpacked bags and overcrowded holds can wreak havoc on the best-made suitcases, but if you choose your luggage carefully before you take off, you can avoid a lot of aggravation when you land...
...positive for the Crimson as it swept past No. 14 seed St. Joseph’s 7-0. Harvard dropped only one match—one of the three doubles matches—and within its singles play only lost a single set. Rain and other inclement weather created havoc with the scheduling yesterday, and the tenth-place match against Boston College had yet to be played. The only complete results from yesterday morning belonged to the tournament semifinalists. No. 5 Columbia upset the top-ranked Brown Bears to make it to the finals, where the Lions will face...
...small European operators but by large multinational corporations. In the cages, tuna fatten up on smaller fish, often for months at a time, before they are slaughtered and shipped off to Japan - the market for nearly 80% of the Mediterranean bluefin catch. The new large-scale ranches have wreaked havoc with the traditional fishermen's earnings. "The European market has totally changed in just two or three years," says Sevilla, director of Almadrade Capo Plata, one of Spain's few remaining traditional tuna-trapping companies. To combat the tuna ranches, Sevilla and other trappers need to halt their prey long...