Word: weaponized
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...away from me, landing between the gunner's turret and the driver's hatch. Marines pull injured buddies away from the smoking wreck. Blood mixes with oil on the vehicle's metal ramp. They cover bodies--two of them--and carry four injured to a field ambulance. "Get his weapon; we're going to need it," one shouts as a machine gunner is stretchered away...
...Colono’s cousin—spent six months in jail in 2001 for possession of a firearm without a license and resisting arrest. Rodriguez also admitted to possession of marijuana in 1999 and two incidents of assault and battery—including one with a dangerous weapon...
Flip-flops are stashed away in favor of speedier sneakers, and enormous waterguns appear from boxes stored under beds. One hand is always on your weapon, and people constantly check if they’re being shadowed while en route...
...This media-aware Administration used the press, if not as a weapon, then as an advantageous feature of the landscape. The government managed coverage, giving reporters embedded with troops an exciting but limited view that made for thrilling pictures. TV also managed itself: as the statue fell, troops were in a fire fight blocks away, but viewers saw little of that scene - it didn't fit the master story line. Still, no stage management could keep Marines from undiplomatically raising Old Glory or shooting civilians at a checkpoint, as Australian TV caught Wednesday night in footage widely replayed...
...along the way, first when they encountered more resistance in the south than expected, and then when Republican Guard units failed to show up and fight for Baghdad, or Mosul, or Tikrit. And like the generals who waged the war, General Garner may find that flexibility is his crucial weapon in waging the peace...