Word: reds
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...There are hundreds of foreign advisors working in various capacities for the Iraqi government. Many confine themselves to the Green Zone, the highly fortified Baghdad enclave that houses the U.S. embassy and many government offices. The computer experts were in a ministry building outside, in the Red Zone, as the rest of Baghdad is known...
...mother has tried to make sense of Genevie's death by holding tight to the notion that he was watching over his fellow soldiers in his last moments. It was a familiar role. "He was real big on Superman," she says. Genevie tattooed a red and gold S on his chest. When his parents separated a few years ago, Genevie stayed with his mom and "took over the fatherly role," she remembers, helping them work through their problems and get back together. That's why, when he died, she wanted him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. "That...
...there they give everyone all A’s.” Wow! Finally I would be going to a school where my success in video games would not be inversely correlated to my success with grades! No more essays would be returned to me covered in red ink with helpful comments such as “?”, “confusing,” “C+,” and “SEE ME AFTER CLASS.” Finally, I thought, I’ll be getting my much deserved partial credit...
...dervishes, distinguished by their green and red robes, eclectic prayer beads, charms and Rastafarian-style dreadlocks, represent a kinder, gentler picture of Sudanese society than the one world focuses on in the horrors of Darfur. While Sudan's Islamist government foments war there and disdainfully drags its heels over the implementation of a peace plan, the dervishes follow a mystical Sufi Muslim tradition that seeks harmony and "oneness" with the universe...
...first speech on the Senate floor, which was on the topic of "having Congress abide by the laws that everybody else had to abide by - a novel concept at the time." His colleague, however, merely wanted to ask him about the submarine from the film The Hunt for Red October...