Word: warriors
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...indie edge, much to the chagrin of network executives. So “The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.” lasted a season. So did his recent program, “Jack of All Trades.” His frequent appearances on “Xena: Warrior Princess” never gave him the national recognition of a Lucy Lawless, but he has continued to press on nevertheless, and as more people have discovered his work, they too have become believers...
After Thomas’ runs, the task of scoring fell to Rose. The veteran warrior leapt over a pack of Tigers and landed hard in the end zone. Even though the Crimson had taken a 21-20 lead, Rose re-injured his shoulder and was forced to leave the game for good...
...Laden well knows how dangerous a interview can be to an embattled warrior - his own organization is believed to have assassinated anti-Taliban opposition leader Ahmed Shah Masood two days before the Sept. 11 terror attacks by sending two kamikazes disguised as journalists to a press conference, with a bomb hidden in their TV camera. And yet here is bin Laden agreeing to be interviewed by CNN, via questions sent through the Qatar-based Al Jezeera network to whom the fugitive terrorist has until now granted exclusive access. Bin Laden's answers will be taped on video - no doubt with...
...little practice at being touchy-feely; many soldiers love the uniform because it acts as a shield against vulnerability, as a constant reminder of a mission far greater than individual sorrows or insecurities. Since the end of the cold war, old-line soldiers have grumbled that the military's warrior ethos has been lost. In the 1990s the Navy was ridiculed for giving "blue cards" to basic-training recruits to help them deal with stress. (When a recruit was beginning to feel a bit blue, he would hand the card to a trainer...
...Like many young Afghans, Omar was forced to trade education for a warrior's life when the Soviet Union invaded the country in December 1979. In Omar's case, he left a seminary in Kandahar; his poverty-stricken parents had enrolled him there to become a cleric. Fellow mujahedin fighters remember him as a good marksman who disabled many Russian tanks with his RPG-7 rockets. He suffered several injuries in the war, including the loss of his right...