Word: son-in-law
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...that his wife left the couple's three-bedroom home to walk the dog, while he drove to the Berkeley Marina for a fishing trip. In the early days of the search for Laci, her family described Scott, 30, a fertilizer salesman, as a loving husband and model son-in-law, and remained loyal even when Modesto police began searching his house, boat and car and saying in early January that he was cooperating only to "some degree...
...What we are seeing in Iraq is a historic awakening of the country's Shiites - which translates as "partisans of Ali," a reference to the branch of Islam founded by the martyred son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed. It happened among Shiites in Iran and in Lebanon starting in the 1970s, but Saddam Hussein's brutality made sure that Iraq's Shiites did not join in. Thanks to the toppling of the Baghdad regime, Iraq's Shiites have a real chance to grab meaningful political power in their country for the first time. That poses a dangerous challenge...
...Coalition commanders never wanted to go near An Najaf, which along with Karbala is considered by many Muslims to be among the holiest places in the world. Inside the city is the tomb of Ali, son-in-law and cousin to Mohammed and founder of the Shiite sect. Coalition leaders saw no benefit to getting into a possible street fight in a city that could be portrayed as an attack on Islam...
Franks and his wife have a daughter, a son-in-law in the 1st Armored Division and two grandchildren, both of whom call him Pooh. Franks met Cathy--whom he has described as his "mentor and guide"--on a blind date more than 35 years ago. He took her to see the movie Doctor Zhivago--a tale of war on the Asian landmass--and they married two years later with a promise that he soon would be leaving the Army. He has been in uniform ever since...
...Guard, Izzadine al-Majid, was ordered to take critical components from Iraq's missile program and hide them at a villa. After nine months, the materials were moved by the Special Republican Guard to another location. The U.N. learned about this only in 1995 while interrogating Saddam's son-in-law, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, who famously defected with critical information. He fingered Izzadine al-Majid, who confessed...