Word: rage
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...Israel, such as the oil supply in the politically precarious Gulf region. Right now, anti-American sentiment is running at what may be an all-time high, precisely because of a perception that the U.S. is unconditionally supporting Israel in its battle with the Palestinians. On Arab streets, the rage stoked by the intifada has put tremendous pressure on Arab governments traditionally allied with the U.S., weakening their already tenuous domestic political standing in the face of a mounting challenge from radical Islamists. It has become virtually impossible for those governments to support Washington's campaign to maintain pressure...
...considers overly harsh. It was only after a 12-year-old schoolgirl was raped by three servicemen in 1995 that the U.S. bent its objections and promised to consider handing over suspects prior to indictment in cases of "heinous" crimes. Okinawa had been transformed by the 1995 attack, and rage against the presence of U.S. forces overflowed into the streets. Victims formed support groups; students learned to rally. Over every incident, big and small, that followed, politicians pelted the U.S. military with demands that it impose curfews, change treaties and shut down bases. The three men are serving seven-year...
...intervention succeeded. Carson soon advanced to the top of his class and dreamed of becoming a doctor. There was a problem, however. As a teenager, Carson would explode with rage whenever he was crossed. One day, while he was listening to the radio, a friend changed the station without his permission. Carson went berserk and tried to shove a knife into the other boy's stomach...
...Fakhra's shunning of mirrors. "I made her remove her veil and look at herself," Durrani says firmly. "Fakhra's face is the crime of a man against a woman. It is not shame for her." The shame resides back in Pakistan?where a powerful man's unpunished rage can scar forever a woman's life...
...Zheng He on his third trip to the island, were failed bids at diplomacy. When his efforts were frustrated by the fractious locals, too busy fighting each other to pay adequate obeisance to the admiral, he invaded and captured one of their warrior leaders. Today religious and ethnic conflict rage on: an 18-year civil war has claimed more than 60,000 lives. But it is the date on the tablet - February 15, 1409 - that truly speaks of how deep Sri Lanka's bloody divisions...