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...battle. By marshaling the emotions of the Arab masses, articulating their angriest aspirations, stirring their most vituperative violence by his press and radio, and plotting to subvert rulers everywhere, Nasser had achieved his pinnacle. This vigorous and magnetic figure, who wears Western-style sports clothes but kneels toward Mecca with the strictest mullah, had burst into history at precisely the moment when the impact of the modern West unsettled the ancient Islamic ethos of the East. With the Western gifts of radio and press, with the Eastern habits of intrigue and assassination, he had become the most feared and most...
...officials told TIME that earlier this month Mueller and other top officials received credible intelligence that al-Qaeda had an attack--or multiple attacks--set to begin at some point last week, perhaps to coincide with the end of the hajj, the five-day Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Officials say the intelligence specifically mentioned that the likely targets were New York City and Washington...
...Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) is a virtual Mecca for athletes and fitness gurus alike—Harvard’s Adonis-like men, health-conscious freshman girls and many in between are regular patrons of the MAC’s multiple weight rooms and coveted “Cardio Room.” But when demand for fitness equipment far exceeds the building’s supply, Harvard students can get a little too competitive...
...years to travel to the Russian capital, where he held talks with President Vladimir Putin. Bogota A bomb ripped through a social club in the Colombian capital, killing at least 30 people and raising fears that leftist rebels were fulfilling a pledge to attack the country's élite. Mecca Saudi officials vowed to use "an iron fist" against any terrorists who try to disrupt the hajj, the annual five-day pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city, below...
Friday, Americans were confronted with unsettling news: the government's terror alert level rose from yellow (elevated) to orange (high) for the first time since September 2002. Officials theorize the "spike" in suspicious communications may be linked to the start of the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or to discussions of an attack on Iraq. And while the change in hue did not prompt fears to rival the jittery heights of fall 2001, the announcement did prompt a bit more worry in an already nervous nation...