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...someone and say, 'I need you to write out a six-figure check,' and he gets it on the spot. He hits up Islamic businessmen who in some cases may not know where their money is going. A lot of it isn't going to rebuild mosques in Bosnia or feed starving Muslims in Somalia. A lot of it is going to set up camps and support networks and procure material for terrorist operations...
When 16 years of civil war finally ended in 1990, Lebanon began to resurrect itself with astonishing success. Tourists returned for the cuisine and Roman ruins. Foreign firms vied for contracts to rebuild highways, power plants and the Beirut commercial district. Last January electricity became available 24 hours a day, for the first time in two decades. Then two weeks ago, the lights went out as Israeli F-16 fighters rocketed power plants east of the capital as part of a major bombardment of the Lebanese countryside. The damage done by the Israeli onslaught was especially bitter for a country...
...awhile, the crash was all I could talk about. When I relayed the news to a friend, he likened my feelings to those at the end of a relationship. He claims that I do not want to rebuild too extensively for fear of losing it all again. So, for now, I guess that I won't be re-installing the bartending program, or Tetris, or even Excel. I have not even changed my sound back to the familiar "quack" from the default "simple beep." I am just too emotional right now to get too attached again...
Galindo privately vowed to rebuild his career. He dieted his way from 160 pounds to 135. "For pairs you need lifting strength. For singles you need to be light enough to jump well." But he became a chronic advice taker, and not of the push, push, push variety. Judges and other rinkside seers are very free with their opinions. Says the skater: "They'd say, 'Skate faster, put in a spin here, more footwork there.' It was a great mistake to listen...
...effort to rebuild Israelis' shattered sense of security, Prime Minister Peres has declared war on Hamas, vowing to bring the terrorist organization to its knees. In the past few days, hundreds of weapons have been confiscated, suspected bombers have been rounded up. Homes have been sealed off and some of them have been destroyed...