Word: wrenchingly
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...were peaceful people who had been forced into violence because of injustices they had faced from India. But those boys are now gone: surrendered, jailed or killed, or fled to Pakistan. Now the war is being managed by mysterious mehmans, or guests from distant and violent places, determined to wrench Muslim land from the hold of Hindus. They call this a religious war. A jihad...
...crowd went wild for "Monkey Wrench," a pop-rage ballad off the band's second album which showcases Grohl's seemingly inhuman ability to scream without tearing his vocal chords. Even on the band's slower, softer songs like the beautifully intricate "Aurora," Grohl couldn't resist pumping up the pace and the volume. Indeed, the only time Grohl stopped slashing at his guitar, he lambasted the British press for publishing rumors of the Foo Fighters' eminent breakup and for comparing them to the constantly troubled Brit-rockers Oasis. Though there was no tension immediately apparent onstage, Grohl's insistence...
...wrench is thrown into the works when brother Alec pays a visit from Columbia school of journalism. Full of righteous indignation at his family's assimilation, he tells them to shape up or ship out. Astonishingly enough, the United States government has just made Harry an offer to rat out Alec's African National Congress friends in exchange for a cushy job in the Netherlands. Harry has a dilemma: he knows South Africa is tearing his family apart, but his only way out is to abuse Alec's trust...
...haven't been on the road much, and the loud Cornell crowd kind of threw a us a monkey wrench," added Lutich. "We broke down late, looking for Hart and Denniston to pull us out when we should have played all together...
...Covering this convention has thrown a wrench in the machinery of my anti-GOP bias: Despite my predictions, after spending five days surrounded by Republicans I am still alive. No one tried to bite me or kick me in the shin. In fact, I have met some truly delightful, charming, personable and humane folks. I should add, of course, that those particular people tended to be pretty moderate party members, or even lapsed Republicans spurred into renewed action by either the Bush candidacy or an overwhelming disgust with Clinton's peccadilloes. I've talked to women, men and even...