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...steep slopes of central Kosovo, a magenta KIA 4x4 slows to a crawl amid the cheers of running children. Behind the wheel, the rebel Albanian commander known as Celiku, or "Steely," acknowledges their play-soldier salutes, greets several wizened old men and continues up the mountain to his hilltop compound. Sitting on the cushioned floor of his house, sipping thick Turkish coffee, Celiku, a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army's "general headquarters," says there's only one way to end the war in the secessionist southern Serbian province. "Serbia has to be defeated militarily," he says. "Otherwise they will...
Although they are mountain climbing in Nepal, enjoying siestas in Sevilla, Spain, exploring Aztec ruins in Mexico or savoring crepes in Paris, these adventurers are currently only an e-mail message away...
...LAST ONE TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN out of a molehill, but something's really been getting on my nerves at FM lately. Every time I turn around, there's another editor, designer or photographer employing a useless cliche or euphemism to get a point across. Guys, it's gotta stop...
...TOURISTY SITE: Located on the mountain, St. Joseph's Oratory is reached by a long set of stairs which devotees climb up on hands and knees. Inside are a priest's heart and a room full of crutches that belonged to people who no longer needed them after being blessed and cured at the Oratory. A night visit de-touristifies the experience; the grounds can be entered through the back Westmount entrance, which leads to verandas that reveal dazzling views of the city...
...Director and former Senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.), who introduced Hirabayashi, began the evening with a personal story about growing up in Wyoming, when the government rapidly built the Heart Mountain internment camp outside his hometown to hold 11,500 people...