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...assassinate President Clinton and the Pope. He may well have masterminded--officials aren't sure yet--the deadly assault on the U.S.S. Cole off Yemen and the U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa. Accomplices told Pakistani police that Mohammed slashed the throat of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl a year ago. And everyone agrees on his culpability for one other crime: directing the 9/11 attacks in New York City and Washington, the worst terrorist acts in history...
Many Americans admired the Brits' courage, but the U.S. stayed on the bench for another year and a half. Only after Japan surprised the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, killing 2,433 Americans, did the country put aside its isolationism. More defeats followed at first, but after an improbable victory near the Pacific island of Midway on June 4, 1942, the U.S. began to push Japan back. Two years later, on June 6, 1944, the world's largest amphibious invasion, on the shores of Normandy, did the same to the Germans. But no matter...
From Here to Eternity, an adaptation of James Jones’ best-selling novel, was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, of which it won eight. Taradash translated the novel’s controversial glimpse into army life before the attack on Pearl Harbor, satisfying both Jones and industry censors. Taradash also wrote or collaborated on several successful Broadway plays and over 11 other films, including the classic Ranch Notorious...
...long ago, travelers waited in vain for a room with a pyramid view. These days such rooms are available on short notice at $240 a night for a double room with 3.6-meter ceilings. The walls are covered with teak carved in arabesque patterns and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. From a small private balcony, you can view Cheops' burial place...
...long ago, travelers waited in vain for a room with a pyramid view. These days such rooms are available on short notice at $240 a night for a double room with 12-ft. ceilings. The walls are covered with teak carved in arabesque patterns and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. From a small private balcony, you can view Cheops' burial place...