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...interpreter had better success. A scattering of hands were timidly raised. "You're all going to make it!" Petraeus said, giving the Iraqis' response the most benign possible interpretation. "That's good. Are you ready to defend your country?" There was a grudging shout, the Iraqi equivalent of, "Yes, sir...
BRITISH ADVENTURER Sir Wally Herbert--a "phenomenon" to Lord Shackleton, a "hero" to Prince Charles--was widely hailed as one of the greatest polar explorers in history. The first to cross the Arctic Ocean on foot, Herbert trekked from Alaska to a remote Norwegian island on a 16-month trip. By the time he reached Norway, in April 1969, he had covered 3,720 miles, camped through temperatures of --50°F and wandered for three months in total darkness. Along the way Herbert, who likened the journey to "conquering a horizontal Everest," oversaw the drilling of more than...
...someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the "sir" title.' MOHAMMED IJAZ UL-HAQ, Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister, saying that the knighting of controversial author Salman Rushdie could justify a suicide bombing...
Like many a childless couple, we conferred the status of treasured child upon the dog. We phoned each other with updates of his escapades. We gave him nicknames like Bunny and Sir Gas-a-lot. Framed photos of him adorned our home and my office. For Christmas portraits, we dressed him in a Santa...
...second lieutenant colonel named Avanulis Smiley picked up the story from there, "Sir, they've also showed us seven buried IED sites. They gave us specific information-description of the houses, gate color, tree trunks...