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...MOSSAD and the Israeli Defense Forces. By late March the operation was ready, but word that the time was right did not come from Tunis until early April. The Israeli navy provided transport across the Mediterranean in a large vessel, then carried the team of 20 commandos ashore in rubber dinghies some 20 miles north of Sidi Bou Said. The commandos loaded into a Peugeot 305 and two Volkswagen vans and were delivered by MOSSAD agents to al-Wazir's doorstep. Other agents sabotaged the telephone switch box in the neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Assignment: Murder | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

Much of the character, and indeed the strength, of Sultan's paintings lies in their odd, slightly fetishistic technique. He works on square plywood panels, faced with Masonite and then covered with ordinary vinyl tiles. Over these goes a thick coat of black glop -- industrial butyl rubber, used by roofers. Once this tarry skin is dry, Sultan cuts and blowtorches his design into it, filling in white patches with plaster and enriching the whole with color. The seams of the tiles and panels impose a grid on the image, a ghost memory of the minimalist grids that pervaded American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Toward A Mummified Sublime | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

...said that study group leaders approved bythe committee must be given final approval by IOPDirector Richard L. Thornburgh, but that this isjust a formality. "It's really the committee thatmakes the decisions," Ridings said. "Thedirector's approval is a rubber stamp...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Committee Considers Weld | 4/29/1988 | See Source »

...Arabs were reported injured by rubber bullets and beatings, and five Israeli policemen were hurt by stones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Israelis Arrest 30 Inside Islamic Shrine | 4/23/1988 | See Source »

...type of racquet you want. Price for tennis racquet, ball and sneakers: $150-$300, depending on whether you chose Pro-Keds over Reebok super-insolated Andres Jarryd hard-surface court shoes. Price for basketball and sneakers: $40-$100, depending on whether you buy a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar galvanized rubber ball or a Greg Kite reinforced-brick ball...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: You Seldom Whiff in Whiffle Ball | 4/23/1988 | See Source »

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