Word: spearhead
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...ever hatred is poisoning both sides. Earlier this month Arafat aide Ahmed Abdel Rahman told the Israelis, "The air hates you, the land hates you, the trees hate you--there is no purpose in your staying on this land." Palestinian extremists who never accepted Israel's right to exist spearhead the suicide-bombing campaign, while Israeli tanks, under a Prime Minister who has always opposed the Oslo process, roll back into the patches of territory laboriously ceded to the Palestinians since '93. The knottiest of these issues may be the two stubborn old commanders, Sharon and Arafat. Both believe that...
...York stop featured Bay Area rappers Blackalicious, making a comeback after a few years’ hiatus, as openers. Playing to a fairly sparse crowd, MC Gift of the Gab and DJ Chief Excel worked hard to raise a vibe that never entirely blossomed. Michael Franti of Spearhead had no such problem. Within seconds of his arrival onstage, he was pogo-ing his entire 6’6 length into the air, and the audience wasn’t long in joining him. Franti gives more to his audience than any other performer, his energy seamlessly carrying...
Cserny has clearly made the adjustments she needed to make, as she and sophomore Hana Peljto, the most potent scoring tandem in the league, combine to spearhead the Ivy’s top-scoring offense...
...Izzedine al-Qassam Brigade, named for a Muslim preacher who died leading a revolt against Jewish immigration in the 1930s, does the dirty work, plotting actions against Israeli troops and civilians. Hamas operations include kidnappings of soldiers and drive-by shootings, but those exploding human bombs are the spearhead of the group's campaign...
...Edward Kennedy, as manager of the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and their families; in Washington, D.C. Feinberg oversaw similar restitution for Agent Orange victims after the Vietnam War. APPOINTED. ROGER MILLA, 48, a Cameroon soccer legend, as the U.N.'s first African ambassador to spearhead its aids program; in Geneva. Milla, named the African player of the century by British magazine Africa Soccer, will travel around the continent next year to educate the public about the epidemic. ARRESTED. HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA, 39, better known as Tommy Suharto; in Jakarta. The youngest son of Indonesia...