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...raped on Jan. 17--the day in 1991 that the U.S. attacked Iraq to expel it from Kuwait, which Saddam had invaded the previous August--and killed by a jealous husband egged on by foreign infidels. The king decides he must follow the martyred Zabibah's advice: only strict measures keep the people in line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Saddam's World | 5/13/2002 | See Source »

...others? An intrinsic idea within the working world is the idea that when necessary, people can be dismissed, passed over, out-ranked because “things are just business, not personal.” And we accept this attitude, because we think of the workplace as being a strict meritocracy. But in extracurriculars at Harvard, the two worlds of work and personal life very often intersect. Can you ever really be friends with someone who controls whether you get elected for that coveted position? If they vote against you, are they really your friend? Much turmoil ensues every year...

Author: By Robert J. Fenster, | Title: Extracurriculars | 5/2/2002 | See Source »

...himself. Police said the scene at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in the eastern city of Erfurt was a "picture of horror," with bodies strewn throughout the building. The shooting followed a similar revenge attack at a school outside Munich in February and came as parliament coincidentally voted to extend already strict controls on weapons ownership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...many obstacles, is actually succeeding in taming the ISI. He has put trusted men into key antiterrorism posts, and the ISI's field agents around the country are carrying out their new orders. Says one Western diplomat: "There are no rogue elements in the ISI. The discipline's too strict for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rogues No More? | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...country each week, often smuggled in from former war zones in Balkan states. Last year, members of the German military were brought to trial and later convicted on smuggling charges, stemming from more than 10,000 counts of illegally handling explosives and 7,000 gun law violations. "Germany has strict laws, but it doesn't really matter," says Peters. "They haven't dealt with the rush of guns coming in from Eastern countries, over borders that are becoming less restrictive every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arms and the Germans | 4/26/2002 | See Source »

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