Word: underground
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...with Iraq. And trying to impose regime change on a nuclear-armed rogue state seems unthinkable. A quick, clean surgical strike to take out the Yongbyon nuclear facility would not end the weapons threat - the North is thought to have a separate nuclear program hidden away in underground facilities. Besides, any military move would invite massive retaliation, and Kim has better hostages than Saddam. The capital of South Korea, the world's 12th-largest economy, is in artillery range, and Japan, the second-largest economy, could also be hit by the North's missiles...
Possible sites for expansion include the corner of Mass. Ave. and Everett Street. The parking garage on the site may be moved underground to make way for new construction...
...returned exile Ayatollah Abdel Majid al-Khoei at Najaf last month, and then briefly laid siege to the home of Iraq's supreme Shiite authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, and demanded that Sistani leave Iraq. Some U.S. officials speculated that his fanatical supporters, who had worked underground, were a pro-Iran faction stirring up trouble. But it quickly emerged that Muqtada spelt trouble even for the leading Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite group, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Muqtada - whose supporters have crowned him the heir to the leadership mantle of his father, Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr...
It’s difficult to describe the sound of a group whose influences include indie rock and underground hip-hop, whose vast array of instruments include the melodica and African drums. Their eccentric personalities and musical talents, ranging from classical to jazz, go together surprisingly well...
...brother, You don't know how long you've been underground," screamed an elderly woman. After nearly three years, the family of Hassan Saber Al Atabi had given up hope of finding him. On May 17, 2000, after returning from a prayer session, Atabi was arrested. His family went to the prison to seeking information about Hassan, 25, a laborer who had a wife and children. Officials warned them not to tell anyone about Hassan's disappearance. "He was guilty of nothing," said father-in-law Kasim Bin Wan. "Saddam kidnapped a man from his wife...