Word: lay
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When Iraq invaded Kuwait, Mike lay low. But then another childhood friend, a woman named Esrar al-Ghabandi, was killed. Unlike Mike, Esrar had joined the resistance immediately. After Esrar had made four trips to Saudi Arabia to deliver information about Iraqi troop movements in Kuwait, Mike and some friends discovered her mutilated body. Esrar had been axed in the head and shot seven times in her breasts and vagina. Within days, Mike and his friends formed their own resistance cell, which operated apart from the more organized efforts of other Kuwaitis. They met frequently to plan strategy, and Mustafa...
...exploded in his face, killing him and a soldier standing nearby. Would-be rescuers tripped a similar explosive device, wounding 25. The munitions turned out to be antipersonnel cluster bombs that had been dropped earlier by U.S. aircraft. But after the smoke had cleared and an unchallenged French line lay strung across a third of Iraq's width, Paris felt it had grounds for some chest thumping. Said General Gilbert Forray, the army Chief of Staff: "We can never emphasize enough the excellence of our men and materiel...
...guns. The planes succeeded spectacularly, destroying so much Iraqi artillery that its fire was never either as heavy or as accurate as had been feared. Also in the last week, special-operations commandos expanded their activities deep in Iraqi territory. Many additional units landed by helicopter, checking out the lay of the land and fixing Iraqi troop, tank and artillery positions so they could guide both air strikes and, later, advancing ground units...
...three months of rebuilding. Such tasks as putting out oil fires and restoring water and power to blasted buildings could cost more than $500 million during this period. As part of the effort, Kuwait awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $46 million to help assess the damage and lay the groundwork for reconstruction...
Cars. The nation's Big Three automakers plan to lay off 29,000 workers this week as they close all or parts of 16 assembly plants. Blessedly, traffic through dealer showrooms has begun to show signs of revival in recent weeks. "It's up 30% to 40%," beams Mark Hutchins, general sales manager for Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division. "We're ready for things to turn around, and we think they're turning." An unexpected bonanza: Kuwait may need to replace 100,000 cars and trucks...