Word: scuds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thus it is that "Scud: The Disposable Assassin," an independent comic written and drawn by cartoonist Rob Schrab, is one of the latest comics to emerge from the comics underground into the glare of Hollywood's scrutiny. Creator Schrab attributes Scud's success to what he calls its multimedia appeal and its "surrealistically" funky style--both of which were probably factors in drawing Stone's attention in the first place...
...with everything from rifle shots in the air to a fusillade of rotten vegetables. In spite of all that, the weapons experts have compiled a record of real achievement over the years. They have essentially dismantled Iraq's nuclear- weapons industry and accounted for the great majority of its Scud missiles. They have uncovered vast stocks of chemical agents and have been trying hard to find Saddam's germ-warfare arsenal. But they still have a lot of work to do in all those categories of weapons...
...settler activist. According to some sources, as much as $18 million has come from his foundation to underwrite the budgets of settler organizations, build college dorms in the territories and support an Orthodox yeshiva critical of peace proposals. It even brought in American students to bolster Israeli morale during Scud-missile attacks in the Gulf...
...finest moment came in 1991, when it successfully fought off a large-scale incursion by a force of elite Revolutionary Guards. The N.L.A.'s officers claim they have launched more than 100 cross-border operations against Iran in the past several years. The Iranians have responded with terrorist strikes, Scud missiles and, in January, a mortar assault on the N.L.A.'s fortified compound in downtown Baghdad, causing minor damage...
...scud: (Belize) to absent yourself from school...