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...revolt against an early 20th century Venezuelan dictator, and Simón Bolívar, South America's 19th century independence hero. "Chávez has always seen himself as that kind of heroic man of action on horseback," says Alberto Barrera, co-author of the biography Hugo Chávez sin Uniforme (Hugo Chávez Out of Uniform). Venezuela's ambassador to the U.N., Francisco Arias, a former classmate who took part with Chávez in a 1992 coup attempt, says that when the two men went through military training together, "Hugo was the one cadet who stood up to the awful hazing...
...watch. Basically, she ran my life. The day after my final surgery, she decreed that I had lost too much sleep socializing, and blocked all visitors and calls to my room. She disciplined my rambunctious son, who ran down the halls demanding to see the gun of everyone in uniform. She helped me decide to euthanize my 15-year-old cat. I had been informed by the vet that he was dying of kidney trouble, and the question was whether to attempt a heroic procedure. "Putting a suffering animal to sleep is the last great act of love...
...figure that my first priority is to help this team be successful, to win every game. I think if we are successful, the record and individual accolades will come.â€Winning has been his goal since even before his career in a Crimson uniform began.When visiting during his pre-freshman weekend his senior year of high school, Dawson told his host that if he came to Harvard the team would never lose a game.Although that promise has not rung entirely true, Dawson was a major player in an undefeated year and Ivy League championship in just his sophomore...
...Australian soldier, dressed in Arab robes and headdress. A former Military Police officer who reviewed the videos for Time described their content as not only disgusting but in breach of military procedure and operational security. "To post that kind of stuff on the Internet is quite derogatory to the uniform,'' says the man, who asked not to be named for security reasons...
There are small, subtle signs of Wuterich's detaching himself from his military life: his boots are too scuffed and worn for a Marine. And he hasn't updated his old dress uniform by sewing on the chevron that shows his higher rank. His superiors put in for his promotion to staff sergeant last October, and it came through on Jan. 1--six weeks after Haditha. He says the jacket's too tight, anyway...