Word: smokes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...went on to attack Mollohan, saying that the attacks were “a dirty political smoke screen” meant to divert attention from the congressman’s own record...
...Israelis jets circle high above, tiny silver specks against the blue sky, before taking turns to swoop and fire missiles into the South Lebanon village of Froun, two miles from here. The huge blasts and column of dirt and smoke that rise from Froun are watched intently by Haj Rabieh and Abu Mohammed, two veteran Hizballah fighters, who live among the bombed-out ruins of this village just south of the Litani river. An Israeli reconnaissance drone whines directly overhead and both Hizballah men know that the bombs pounding Froun could soon be directed against them if they are spotted...
...building remained standing. Some had been reduced to deep craters when struck by massive aerial bombs dropped by Israeli jets. Others had lost the top stories, destroyed in the intense artillery barrages and multiple air strikes. The facades of surviving buildings were pockmarked with shrapnel. The air reeked of smoke and the chemical smell of explosives...
...struck a second Israeli navy ship with a missile since the war began, this one off the coast of Tyre in south Lebanon. Curious residents gaze out into the Mediterranean as the sun sinks below the horizon to the west, trying, unsuccessfully, to catch a glimpse of smoke or fire. Still, the lull has encouraged a few optimists in Tyre to hope it might turn into a cease-fire. But realists listen to Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert's speech, in which he rejects a cease-fire, and know from bitter experience that the fighting will likely resume soon...
...concert hall is charged with anticipation. The 5,000 Arabs in the audience break into deafening cheers, stomp their feet, clap their hands and chant "Sa-mi! Sa-mi!" until at last the lights go down. The orchestra swells and Sami Yusuf, 26, emerges through billows of smoke, dressed in a chic black suit and white open-collar shirt. Catching sight of him, the crowd goes crazy, screaming and whistling as though Elvis just entered the building. But when Yusuf begins to sing, it's clear he's not quite like other rock stars. "Peace and salutations upon...