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...editors, though, are wimps. They were afraid that my pursuit of historical accuracy--killing a buffalo with a black-powder musket, for instance--would upset you. They were also concerned about the law, in terms of eating animals like grizzly bear, beaver, horse and whale. Worst of all, they certainly weren't going to let me eat dog. The Corps of Discovery reached the Upper Columbia during the run of the fall Chinook and coho salmon. But instead of eating the fish, they bought the local tribes' dogs for butchering. Bill Yallup Jr., a descendant of Lewis and Clark...
...fate of the Palestinians has never been a primary strategic concern for al-Qaeda. Nor, for that matter, has the pursuit of Palestinian statehood traditionally been a strategic priority for Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. And yet, today, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict not only dominates al-Qaeda's propaganda; it also dominates the diplomatic agenda of America's moderate Arab allies. The reason is simply that both sides recognize the emotional power of the Israeli-Palestinian issue to rally the Arab street. Mounting anger over violence in the West Bank and Gaza has created a domestic political crisis for Egypt...
...rebel Abu Sabaya, believed to have died in a battle with Philippine troops at sea. The army said Sabaya's body was probably eaten by sharks. He was the main spokesman and one of the leaders of Abu Sayyaf, a guerrilla group that became notorious for using kidnappings in pursuit of its goal to carve out a Muslim state in the southern Philippines. President Arroyo also announced that the army had overrun four Abu Sayyaf camps on the island of Jolo. SOUTH KOREA Border Battle At least four South Korean soldiers were killed and 19 injured when a North Korean...
...coverage of his death, chose not to portray the real John Gotti. Few were willing to acknowledge that, yes, the man had been a murderous criminal. A New York Post columnist argued that while “Gotti sure as hell may have whacked some goodfellas-badfellas in the pursuit of business…his crew didn’t come near mine or your wallets, like the Enron sissies did.” This same writer also opined, with regard to the Don’s incarceration in 1992, that “Gotti had to do time because...
...first term, Duterte's challenge was to rehabilitate Davao's reviled police department, which was running scared after years of NPA attacks. Shortly after Duterte took office, he heard that some kidnappers were trying to skip town with their just-collected ransom. Duterte led the pursuit, beating the cops to the scene and stationing his car on a bridge at the city line. When the kidnappers arrived, they started shooting. Duterte and his security detail returned fire, killing three of the four suspects. It was like a scene from the Philippine movies, which are replete with Dirty Harry loner-heroes...