Word: quiverings
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...approached and the Iraqi collaborators intensified their work, the underpinnings of Saddam's regime began to quiver noticeably. In the offices of Saddam's son Qusay, commander of the Republican Guard, "a lot of officers told us the coalition had called them or their families, telling them to surrender and offering money," says a former staff member who asks to be called Mohammed. It was the same at the mukhabarat. "Many told us they had been offered money or guarantees of safety or promises of positions of authority in the new government," says a member of the staff...
...investigation at the South Tyrol Archaeology Museum in Bolzano, Italy. For one thing, a local medical examiner has determined that Otzi's torso was bruised and his hand badly cut, suggesting a fight at close quarters. For another, DNA analysis reveals that one of the arrows in his quiver is stained with the blood of several other people, which indicates he may well have shot his enemies and retrieved the arrow. And the friend? Someone else's blood left stains on the shoulders of Otzi's leather jacket in a pattern suggesting the Iceman might have been supporting a wounded...
...long fall. Contrary to the current sentiment in Tokyo, there is only so much impact a central-bank governor can have on a dysfunctional economy in the first place. And in Japan, the new governor will quickly discover that more than half the arrows in his quiver have already been spent...
...military officials say the stakes in any anti-Scud campaign would be high. While Saddam may have few missiles in his quiver, he might in a future campaign have the motivation--and ability--to load them with devastating chemical warheads. U.S. intelligence isn't sure why he didn't do this last time. Perhaps he was convinced by hints that Washington might retaliate with nuclear weapons. Or his engineers might have been unable to perfect the sophisticated fuse needed to spread a cloud of sarin or VX gas half a mile wide, a lethal fog capable of killing thousands...
...like things to be shared. Everything is democratic,” said Brownstein, who splits lead vocals with Tucker and backup with Weiss. The taut interplay between the three is the band’s greatest strength: Tucker’s massive quiver is braced by Brownstein’s sonorous shouts, while Weiss is a unrelenting rhythmic bulwark...