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...began an odyssey that would transform al-Zarqawi from a brawling thug to the leader of the jihadist insurgency in Iraq, a man deemed so threatening to U.S. security that he commands the same $25 million bounty offered for bin Laden. By turning Iraq into a breeding ground for al-Qaeda foot soldiers, al-Zarqawi has given new shape to an organization that was fractured when the U.S., in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks, ousted the Taliban and sent bin Laden into hiding. And as al-Zarqawi's stature has risen, his relationship with bin Laden has apparently grown more...
...They didn’t have the filters to deal with the advent of pop culture, especially thug culture,” Mayes said...
...determined,” 50 says. “But if your perception of the person is negative, then you think it’s literally ‘get rich or die tryin’.’”50 is often perceived as a thug who still adheres to the code of the streets. But he’s a pop star now, and his image has softened a bit since he left the ’hood. Nevertheless, 50 says he thinks people judge musicians—especially rappers—more harshly than other...
Directed by Mikael HåfströmThe Weinstein Company1/2 starBad things happen when people cheat in relationships: break-ups and divorces; sexual and emotional inadequacies; listening to Coldplay. Rarely though, does infidelity lead to life-threatening blackmail by a French thug or the martyrdom of The Wu-Tang Clan’s The RZA. In my limited experience, at least.However in “Derailed,” the appallingly bad star vehicle for post-“Friends” Jennifer Aniston and never-Bond Clive Owen, anything is possible.The “thrilling” plot?...
...When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth,' you're a thug." NICOLAS SARKOZY, French Interior Minister, on violent clashes between rioters and police in the suburbs of Paris...