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ROOTING OUT THE BAATH PARTY. Under Saddam's rule, the party underpins the country's monolithic political power structure. Getting rid of Saddam's hidden army of spies, local operatives, snitches and cronies would be difficult and dangerous. Bush officials agree on the need for a cleansing process, but they're still debating how deep down the scouring should...
...scary jock, picked up the spindly Tyler, with his little feet dangling, and threatened to punch him. But Tyler only responded with ‘I’ll sue you, I’ll sue you!’ We knew then that we had to get rid of this boy scout lawyer...
...notion that eliminating terrorism will bring forth moderate Palestinian leaders willing to conclude a peace deal with Israel is questionable - or at least conditional upon what Israel offers by way of a political solution. There is certainly a strong reform movement in Palestinian society that seeks to be rid of the corrupt and inept administration of Yasser Arafat. But its strongest element has been the West Bank and Gaza militants who waged the first intifada from 1987 to 1991; were sidelined as Arafat and his coterie of Tunis-based exiles took over following the Oslo agreements; and then launched...
Eight-year-old Jay Unthong's mother was the first casualty in Thailand's war on drugs. She died just after midnight on Feb. 1, moments after the launch of a three-month government campaign to rid the country of narcotics. Jay's parents were small-time dealers in their village of Ban Rai, in western Ratchaburi province. His mother, Yupin, was reportedly on a police blacklist. Her husband, Boonchuay, spent 18 months in jail for possession of amphetamine pills, known in Thai as ya ba, or crazy medicine. On Jan. 31, the family spent the evening playing fairground games...
...quiz number two: When the Department of History decides to grant an absurdly high number of its professors leaves of absence for the 2002-2003 academic year, what’s a great way to get rid of some students to make the dearth of teachers less apparent...