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...were allowed to train briefly with active-duty troops. Koernke returned with stories of espionage derring-do that were so rococo they became the talk of his contemporaries. Says one today: "He was in this dream world. You would sit and have a drink and say, 'Guess what that jerk said today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARK KOERNKE | 6/26/1995 | See Source »

...because to them, to all of them you're just another homeless stoned dropout dealing small-load boom to the locals." Great, but then Mr. Banks decides for some goofy reason to send me to Jamaica for further adventures. Which I never believed, especially some stuff about finding my jerk of a real father, and you won't either. I mean, Mr. Banks seems to know all about Rastas and dreadlocks and how to grow ganja; he's been there, I guess, so it means something to him, but I felt out of it, like I was supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: FLOAT TRIP | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

Carillo's cool competence appeals to the Cali traffickers. The Cali dons "don't want to deal with some jerk that's running around shooting everybody," says a veteran DEA agent specializing in the cartel. The Colombian bosses allegedly employ Carillo as a kind of nuncio for communicating information to the Mexican federation, keeping peace among rival Mafias along the border and subcontracting Cali business to them. "He has the ability to form alliances," says one U.S. analyst. "He's been the pacifier. If you're going to have power, you have to be able to make alliances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BAD NEIGHBORS | 5/29/1995 | See Source »

...woman living in the Arizona trailer park where police found Colbern's truck today recalled a next-door neighbor named Steven who wore army fatigues, raised snakes and lizards, and left his trailer so dirty it stank. "He was a jerk. He's a lazy, no-good mama's boy," Maybelle Hertig, 70, told the Associated Press. She recalled that Steven had had packages of ammunition delivered to her trailer and other neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAID | 5/12/1995 | See Source »

...done well in the face of past competition and we'll do well in the face of Demon" he added, referring to past short-lived humor magazines including Squid and Jerk...

Author: By David S. Goodman, | Title: Humor Magazine Will Make Its Grand Debut | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

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