Word: weaponeering
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Already, unsolicited bids--the preferred '80s raider weapon--are on the rise. The value of these bids more than doubled last year, to $5 billion, reports Thomson Financial. Meanwhile, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which became a household name with its $25 billion takeover of RJR Nabisco in 1989, is in the process of raising $6 billion, its largest pool ever for deals...
Hannibal gets deeper under Lecter's skin, and Hopkins feels more at ease inside it; he revels in this sociopath's freedom from scruple. Lecter's deadliest weapon is not his teeth or other cutlery but his gift for the jugular--his ability to discern and exploit human weakness. Hopkins plays him, suavely, as the anticonscience, the voice of mischief inside anyone with ambition and a grudge. The Devil works in whispers...
Iraq is barred from importing even the most basic medicine and medical supplies. Antibiotics and infant vaccinations are denied because American and British officials worry that such drugs will be used to create chemical weapons. For many Iraqi doctors, the most effective weapon at their disposal for fighting life-threatening diseases is a bottle of aspirin. Iraq is not even allowed to import the parts necessary for repairing the water filtration plants that were damaged during the Gulf...
...Lockerbie trial had some in the intelligence community questioning the usefulness of the courts as a weapon against terrorism. What about the New York trial of four Bin Laden associates over the East Africa embassy bombings...
...world. And, of course, the pressure that preceded the trial helped bring about a situation where Libya is no longer a state sponsor of terrorism. So the Lockerbie case shows that as one arrow in the quiver of diplomatic pressure, a court case can in fact be a useful weapon in the fight against terrorism...