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...DIED. UZI GAL, 79, Israeli inventor of the Uzi submachine gun; in Philadelphia. He let his name be used for the gun only after the manufacturer insisted; Uzi is the abbreviation for the Hebrew phrase "God is my might...
...DIED. UZI GAL, 79, Israeli engineer and inventor of the submachine gun that bears his name; in Philadelphia. Sales of the reliable and easy-to-use weapon, a staple in the military arsenals of over 20 countries, have earned Israel's government-run armaments industry over $2 billion in revenue since the Uzi's introduction...
...different strategy: Israel would officially identify Arafat as an enemy, "isolate" him in his Ramallah headquarters, destroy the surrounding buildings and arrest or kill Palestinian militants they believed had holed up inside--but would stop short of raiding Arafat's bunker. "The only commitment we've made," Police Minister Uzi Landau told TIME, "is not to kill...
...shadowy, dust-ridden depths of the city. Without a trace of moodiness or grime, they sound sadly out of place. And though every emcee is in top form—particularly Inspectah Deck and GZA—the chemistry is gone. In the chorus to “Uzi,” the crew chants “Y’all dudes is whack / Face it, the Wu is back,” but in retrospect, this sounds like a desperate plea from a lost beast...
...reason is a popular recognition of the method's efficiency. Something like $1,000 buys a smart bomb that goes where the Israelis are, knows when to abort a mission and is far harder to spot than a booby-trapped briefcase. Notes Israeli Internal Security Minister Uzi Landau: "A suicide bomber is a two-legged missile. Once it's launched, it's very difficult to intercept...