Word: wreak
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...house in the suburb of al-Mansour bombed the previous night by U.S. 'bunker-busters' following an intelligence tip that placed Saddam Hussein and his sons there. "I have never seen such a huge crater," said Kozyrev. "Can't imagine what kind of munitions were used to wreak such havoc. The house was a kind of private villa of which nothing is left...
...given greater access by Baghdad, which sees them--as it saw CNN in 1991--as a conduit to the outside world. With more reporters and cameras in Iraqi cities, Arab networks often have better camera positions on aerial attacks and show much more of what those pretty explosions wreak bloodily on the street. U.S. TV tends to treat civilian victims in the context of showing allied medics helping them, and some of its coverage of the war's effects on civilians is insultingly picturesque. ABC'S Peter Jennings narrated a travelogue-like "portrait gallery" that included a still image...
...normal, noncontagious pneumonia's. Optimists point out that in the three weeks that SARS has gripped Hong Kong, about 150 people in the territory have succumbed to normal pneumonia. But what spooks medical experts is how little they know about SARS and how much damage it could still wreak. For places like Hong Kong to be declared totally SARS-free, it will require a full month without new cases. The waiting game has only just begun...
...Students should try to sort these things out with each other rather than calling in the authorities to settle differences and wreak punishment,” he said...
...finds this lifestyle imperiled when a young American doctor, Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), falls in love with Phuong and tries to wrest her away. As the eponymous “quiet American,” Pyle is rather the opposite—his naive idealism and fervent democratic bent wreak havoc in issues apart from the cynical Fowler’s true love. Not only is love at stake, however: Pyle’s presence also leads Fowler to uncover disturbing information about America’s involvement in the war. Though Pyle turns Fowler’s life topsy...