Word: weaponeering
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That was a common choice. "Robbing houses is easier than finding a job in 'Pindi," says Imran Asghar, a crime reporter for the English-language Daily Times. But to rob a house, Qasab needed weapons. So on Dec. 19, 2007, an important Muslim holiday, he set out for Raja Bazaar, a congested boulevard crammed with gun shops and decorated with hand-painted billboards portraying men hoisting AK-47s. Seeking guns in Raja Bazaar was an amateur move (even in 'Pindi, without a license, you won't get a gun from a shop), but it led Qasab to a LeT stall...
Paradiso, David • trial of for murder of girlfriend of is rendered moot by shooting to death by police detective of after stabbing of judge by despite the fact that jailers of were warned that weapon was possessed...
...Neely Brandfield-Harvey in a fierce 15-13 bout. All three squads competed well, with the saber squad having a 22-11 day, the foil squad posting a record of 22-10, and the épeé finishing the day 16-17. Overall, the six-weapon team of Harvard took third place with an overall record of 119-66, only falling behind Penn and Columbia. While the teams may not have taken the first place victory that was in their grasp, they competed very strongly and kept fresh as they prepare to send several fencers to the NCAA Regionals...
...that hard-line Fatah stance is no longer enough for most Palestinians here. High-ranking officials of Abbas' own party fear that he will trade away their right of return to what is now Israel. "Yassir Arafat went into negotiations with the olive branch in one hand and a weapon in the other hand," says one Beirut Fatah commander. "But all Mahmoud Abbas does is negotiate. He gets nothing, but he keeps negotiating. Palestinians believe in military operations because they want to go back to Palestine. They don't want to negotiate." (Read "After Israel's Election, Palestinians Weigh...
...deputy mayor of Grozny in Chechnya, was returning to his home in western Moscow. Shepiyev did not make it. He was found less than a foot away from the wood-paneled door to his apartment block. Blood from three gunshot wounds stained the dirty snow on the pavement; the weapon, a Baikal pistol, lay discarded next to him. Typical signs of a contract killing. Shepiyev had survived one assassination attempt in Grozny in 2006. This time he was not so lucky...