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...about to end. On March 3, Ahmed received the call telling him Ra'ed was a martyr. The caller read Ra'ed's last will and testament. Four days later, there was another call, to Mansour, who says he was invited, "Allah willing," to visit Ra'ed's tomb near the Iraqi city of Mosul. The Banna clan ran an obituary in the newspaper Ad Dustour announcing that Ra'ed had "won martyrdom in the land of Iraq" and "died in the name...
...controlled nearly all of Afghanistan, and Omar had forged an alliance with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda forces. But the bomber chose the wrong place. For months, U.S. soldiers have been busy in Omar's village, digging wells, building schools, handing out medicine-even helping to restore the tomb of a Muslim holy man. The troops' efforts to win the hearts and minds of the local people paid off. A shepherd noticed the explosive and told the local police chief. Soon afterward, U.S. Army experts defused the bomb...
...course, Alone in the Dark isn’t exactly Sophie’s Choice. A B-grade horror film based on an Atari video game, the film resembles a clumsy remake of Tomb Raider, minus the budget. Still, the movie – with its strong (and, supposedly, smart) female protagonist – could have been ripe territory for an actress who says she wants to be known more for her dramatic chops than her off-screen antics...
...which he named after his wife. He donated $30 million to various Pakistani charities and had enough money left over to buy his staff members cars and pay for the university education of their children. He had an ego to match his newfound fortune: after paying to restore the tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Ghauri, an Afghan who conquered Delhi, Khan put up a portrait of himself next to the sultan...
...parents' groups condemn the No. 1--selling video game for glorifying street culture. Players can hire prostitutes, and although no sex occurs onscreen, the controller shakes to simulate an orgasm. SHELLSHOCK: NAM '67 A cross between Saving Private Ryan and Apocalypse Now, this brutal game from the makers of Tomb Raider lets characters take drugs and watch a comrade chop up a hooker...