Word: romesh
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...apartment in Gaza City where Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the founder of Hamas, was believed to be meeting with the organization's top two military officials. Hamas leaders promised revenge for the strike, which slightly wounded Yassin. "Our operations," said Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a top official, "will strike everywhere." --By Romesh Ratnesar. Reported by Perry Bacon Jr./Washington and Jamil Hamad/Jerusalem
Char told me that my grandmother Mama Ann was going to fall and break something. And that my mom should get herself checked for cancer. And that my co-worker Romesh Ratnesar had "success around him," which I think just meant she followed our Iraq coverage. Char told me, three times, that despite the fact that neither Cassandra nor I ski, "I see you two on a ski trip." And Char said that if my friend Adam Sachs has any premonitions about a terrorist attack to get the hell out of New York City. I foresee Adam spending much...
...parties, and privately criticize them for bickering over the makeup of the proposed interim government and failing to build popular support after Saddam's downfall. U.S. officials contend that Bremer's council will represent a broader cross section of society and help pave the way for democratic elections. --By Romesh Ratnesar and Scott MacLeod
...frankly," said a leading Shi'ite cleric to Garner last week. "Do not abandon your work too soon. If you say you will stay here for two years, I say stay for four." Like the man said, you have to be patient. --Reported by Malcolm MacPherson/Arbil, Paul Quinn-Judge, Romesh Ratnesar and Nir Rosen/Baghdad and Mark Thompson/Washington
...their pay ($20 for the past month), their lack of firepower and patrol cars, even the look of the new uniforms. "It's like we're schoolboys," says 2nd Lieut. Khalil Kamar Rashid. The U.S. and the residents of Baghdad need them to grow up in a hurry. --By Romesh Ratnesar/Baghdad