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...spite of the dizzying roar of gunfire, Fawaz seemed to have it right. Israel was theoretically blazing away not at the Lebanese nation but at the guerrilla groups supplied and paid by Iran and assisted by Syria. Those groups have been engaged in a long-running low-grade war with Israeli occupation troops in southern Lebanon and have attacked Israel from wadis in the area. Israeli-government spokesmen claimed that their forces were counterattacking them with great precision, targeting guerrilla bases and homes, offices and training centers. In fact, Israel was pounding the country with a blunt and heavy instrument...
...roar of Doug's shotgun is the sound of a growing national tragedy. America's easy availability of guns and the restlessness of its youth have finally collided with horrific results. Gunshots now cause 1 of every 4 deaths among American teenagers, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Bullets killed nearly 4,200 teenagers in 1990, the most recent year for which figures are available, up from 2,500 in 1985. An estimated 100,000 students carry a gun to school, according to the National Education Association. In a survey released last week, pollster Louis Harris found alarming...
...across Bosnia. He thinks he may be tried as a war criminal if the Americans come but says he cannot worry about that. From his office, bare except for the desk, eight chairs and a cot, he can hear the NATO planes. They trouble him and often, as they roar overhead, he will stop in mid-conversation and begin a tirade against the forces that are arrayed against his men. But he is defiant about the possibility of foreign intervention. "I draw the maps around here," he says, "not Mr. Owen...
...valley in eastern Bosnia, American Special Forces troops with blackened faces silently slip out of a tree line to point laser beams at Serbian artillery pieces, ammunition stores and fuel dumps. The F/A-18 Hornet and A-6 Intruder aircraft from the carriers roar in, lock on to the laser spots and send their bombs streaking toward the targets...
...Tigers (6-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy) roar into the Hub today with an undefeated record in the Ancient Eight, a five game winning streak, and the top spot in the Ivy League standings. They were the pre-season favorites to take the Ancient Eight title, and as of yet they haven't disappointed any one. Harvard comes into the match sporting a 2-8 record overall, 1-1 in the Ivies. Despite recent turmoil involving player discontent over Coach Gordan Graham, the Crimson has righted itself and is prepared to tame the tennis Tigers...