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...laughed. "Come on, Rutger," I said. "Disney? Conspiracy? Didn't you ever see The Parent Trap with Haley Mills? A charming, absolutely charming film, as were all Disney films. Sure, none of 'em were Taxi Driver or Apocalypse...
David Hirst, 50, a correspondent for Britain's daily Guardian, was hauled into a black BMW by three gunmen in Muslim West Beirut when the taxi in which he was riding stopped with a flat tire. Blindfolded and with a gun at his temple, Hirst shouted and kicked to attract attention as he was driven through the city, ignoring a gunman's threats to shoot him if he did not desist. "I tried to make as much noise as I could, especially when the car stopped or slowed down at traffic jams," he recounted...
When the car stopped in a southern suburb, Hirst, who had succeeded in removing the blindfold, forced the door open and escaped. "When I ran away, they did not shoot," he marveled. Hirst, who then grabbed a taxi back to town, says he has not decided whether to stay in Beirut...
...incident would not have surprised a Western audience. Two men described as drug addicts commandeered a taxi to the airport, killing two militiamen who pursued them. The pair then attempted to hijack an airliner and murdered two of the 76 passengers before being overpowered and killed by security guards...
Michael Siguenza, a driver who also serves as treasurer of the drivers' legal aid fund, complained that developers build in Cambridge they are usually required to consult with local businesses but not with taxi drivers...