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...with any Israeli had always been traumatic. He says that his father, an ambulance driver, was clearing away wounded Palestinians after a battle when he was shot dead by an Israeli sniper. And his 16-year-old brother was killed by a stray piece of shrapnel from an Israeli rocket attack on a passing car driven by a suspected militant...
...From crowding in the Palace basement during rocket attacks to watching Iraqis draft their constitution, Senor and two other Harvard graduates described life inside the Green Zone as alternating between deep frustrations and exhilarating highs. Their stories paint a picture of a post-invasion Iraq shackled by poor planning and missteps in Washington but struggling, they said, toward a distant yet bright future...
...blame the African-American community for being proud of having a candidate who's immensely impressive, who has had a lot of support in the North among non-African-Americans, and has generated all this excitement among young people. I don't think it's rocket science...
Last fall, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker suggested that Iran may be lessening its militant activities in Iraq. He pointed to the cease-fire by Sadr, speculating that Iran may have had a hand in convincing the Shi'a warlord to take that approach. Crocker noted that rocket attacks against the Green Zone had dropped and wondered aloud whether Tehran was being suddenly more cooperative in Iraq...
...ultimately proved to be the game-winner. Sophomore forward Doug Rogers, included last-minute in last night’s lineup after injuring himself in Saturday’s game, received an assist from Taylor just outside the circle on the left-hand side before firing a perfectly timed rocket into the net. Trailing Harvard and forced to play catch-up, Quinnipiac came out of the second intermission firing on all cylinders. In the third period, the Bobcats out-shot the Crimson 17-7 and forced Richter to make several key saves. In addition, Quinnipiac took out Fisher to create...