Word: secret
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...formally agreed to them. Peres and Arafat reportedly had some doubts about the proposed settlement, but felt the understandings might serve as a useful basis for negotiations, said Ibrahim Khreishe, a senior Palestinian Authority official. "The notion that Peres was ready to accept a Palestinian state is not a secret," says TIME's Johanna McGeary. "The question is, how accurate is this depiction of the negotiations? Were these talks real negotiation or purely speculative talk? At any rate, Netanyahu will never agree to such a settlement. He has to continue talking like a nice guy, but there is no reason...
...true strength of the performance is drawn from its two central characters of Christine (Sandra Joseph) and the Phantom (Rick Hilsabeck), and rightfully so. Joseph's melodious voice reflects a variety of emotions as well as a wide range of musical talent. From enchanted protege to frightened secret lover to, finally, enraged victim, her version of Christine emits a perfect balance of both weakness and strength, and both rapture and terror...
American airline employees are also unaccustomed to recognizing suspicious behavior. For example, in 1991 Isaac Yeffet, former director of worldwide security for El Al and a 30-year veteran of the Israeli secret service, sent a TV producer with a hidden camera to buy tickets, using cash, at New York airports under the names of several well-known terrorists, including Abu Nidal. The producer did so, with ease. Yeffet says he pleaded in vain during congressional testimony after the Lockerbie tragedy for a more effective airport-security plan. "Unfortunately," he says, "it is easier to talk to a wall than...
Then came the climax of the torch lighting. The final Olympic torchbearer had been a closely guarded secret. Two former Olympians, American boxer Evander Holyfield and Greek track star Voula Patoulidou, ran around the track together and handed off to U.S. swimmer Janet Evans. She ran up the ramp and passed the torch to a large man emerging from the shadows. As Cassius Clay, he had won the light-heavyweight gold medal in Rome, and as Muhammad Ali, he became the most famous athlete in the world. But a lifetime of blows has left him with Parkinson's syndrome...
...Smith admits. "But I trust what Joel tells me." Schumacher then hosted a screening of the unfinished film for New York City's media elite. Out of that came a Vanity Fair cover. The director talked the ears off dozens of other journalists, recounting the Cinderella story of a secret screen test that won McConaughey the part...