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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise Of an Evil Protégé | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...They didn’t have the filters to deal with the advent of pop culture, especially thug culture,” Mayes said...

Author: By Andrei P. Pesic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sociologist Talks Race, Violence | 11/22/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Andrew C. Esensten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 21 Questions for 50 Cent | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

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?...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Derailed | 11/11/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

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