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...course, but the soldier didn't know that. He took the flag out to the main entrance of the palace, where a group of Iraqis had gathered. He held the flag up high with one hand, and reached into his pocket with his other hand and pulled out a Zippo lighter. He had a triumphant look in his face as he announced, "This is what we'll do to Saddam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Got Saddam's Flag | 1/22/2008 | See Source »

...aghast - none of them understood English, so all they could see was an American soldier about to set alight their national flag. Some of them shouted at the soldier, but he seemed to mistake their anger for enthusiasm. He held the flag up higher, and fired up the Zippo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Got Saddam's Flag | 1/22/2008 | See Source »

...Zippo, to produce a Rocket Man brand of lighters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 16, 2006 | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

Katharine Armstrong initially told a Texas reporter that there had been "zero, zippo" drinking that Saturday. But Cheney later said on Fox News that he had had "a beer" at lunch. The meal had been served under an old oak, and the hunt--which had begun that morning--didn't resume until midafternoon. In addition to the grandees with their guns--Cheney's an elegant, Italian-made 28-gauge shotgun, Whittington's a 20-gauge--the party included several guides and dogs. Because of the breadth of the terrain, they got around in old jeeps and other vehicles. According...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Shooting at the Ranch | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

IMATION MICRO HARD DRIVE About the size of a Zippo lighter, this device provides as much as 2 GB of storage in a tiny package...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Cool For School | 8/28/2005 | See Source »

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