Word: henchman
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This will not be easy, as Kirby is seen by many professors as Summers’ henchman. If Knowles, Skocpol, and Verba cannot quench the fire, it is unlikely that Kirby will be able to do so immediately. Nevertheless, Kirby must realize that the ball is in his court and use this opportunity to establish himself as a more independent faculty advocate. Kirby’s planned small, informal, and frequent group meetings with faculty members and Summers “to discuss issues of common concern” are a step in the right direction, but these meetings should...
...Cain?s Field concentrates each chapter on one or two individuals with whom I've had personal contact, from an Arafat henchman to a bereaved Israeli settler and one of Tel Aviv's most popular rock stars. Their stories tell truths about the chaos at the hearts of these peoples. But my book also offers hope - that by turning the spotlight inward, these societies might heal their internal wounds, and move towards a peaceful future...
...sought sanctuary in the service elevator. Paying more attention to my discomfort than their own duties, one henchman or another would inevitably notice the lift’s absence and the extended stay on one floor before bellowing that I’d better come and perform some task for which he was responsible...
...imagination when facts are not available," he says of his method. Lévy says he only resorted to pure conjecture two or three times in the book, but it is up to the reader to discern those moments. His harrowing account of Pearl's decapitation by a Yemeni henchman includes unknowable embellishments: "As the Yemeni killer grabs and tears the collar of his shirt, he thinks of other hands. Of caresses. Of games from his boyhood." Lévy also conjures up the thoughts of the admitted and since convicted ringleader, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, on the restless night...
...blind eye to the activities of radical clerics like alleged Jemaah Islamiah head Abubakar Ba'asyir allowed Islamic radicalism to put down deep roots in the Malaysian Muslim community. There is no arguing, either, with the fact that Malaysia was used by the likes of Abubakar and his alleged henchman Hambali as their haven for over a decade and eventually as a rendezvous for both regional and global militant conclaves organized by JI. Most notorious was the January 2000 meeting attended by up to 12 key JI and al-Qaeda figures, including Tawfiq bin Atash, top suspect in the bombing...