Word: teas
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...sips tea on a dusty mat beneath the sparse shade of a thorn tree, Ahmed Hatum Shiib Ahmed recalls the day in early 2006 when his tribal village in Darfur was attacked. Men in desert-beaten pickups with mounted guns swept in at noon, strafing the market and shooting villagers. Then just as quickly, the fighters withdrew to the outskirts, cordoning the village and trapping its inhabitants. In the days that followed, they terrorized the villagers. They stole cattle and camels, eating what they needed and sending the rest on long caravans to distant markets for sale...
...Walking around the site, we were interrupted by the arrival of a new-looking black SUV that our guards, who surrounded them, described as belonging to "al-Qaeda." The three men inside were armed, and their car was full of tea and sugar, which they said they were taking to a militant camp in the area. Our gunmen, outnumbering the militant trio and tired of bouncing around in the pickups, requested our permission to kill the "Qaeda" men. "Nice car," said the commander of our guard, to argue his case. We demurred and watched the SUV drive off, only...
...Mother Teresa of Baghdad. She's devoted her energies to helping Iraq's internally displaced people, particularly in the Karada district where she lives. She organizes periodic supply convoys to various camps for the displaced. The Iraqi army in the area helps her distribute basics such as rice, tea, sugar, cooking oil and blankets. The supplies come from different nongovernmental organizations, including the Red Cross and Red Crescent and an Iraqi aid group called Hands of Mercy. But aside from logistical support from security forces, Hassan gets no help from the Iraqi government...
...toasting: a person of lower status touches the rim of their glass below the rim of a higher-status counterpart. 3) Chinese people will look up to you (you will be taller than most). 4) Tap your index and middle finger on the table twice to thank someone pouring tea or signal that you have enough. 5) Check out Mao’s body—it’s preserved in Tiananmen Square! 6) You should learn a few phrases ahead of time. Here’s one to get you started...
...Spooning brown sugar into tiny glasses of tea, the Hizballah commander said that the Shi'ite fighters will be on the offensive in the next war, hinting at taking the battle into Israel itself. "We weren't expecting the last war and we fought only to defend our land, but next time you will see a very different kind of fighting," he said...