Word: burnt-out
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...Even with their beach heaven going to hell, Rio residents laughed it off. Small businessman Paulo Rodrigues came to work and found two burnt-out cars blocking the road in front of his tiny shoe shop. When he heard of similar incidents on the normally safe South Side of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf mountain, he couldn't resist a wry smile. "They're seeing it in Ipanema now," he chuckled quietly. "They've globalized violence...
...They prevented the Israelis from taking Aitta Shaab, but it came at a price - the near destruction of a large part of the village. Houses of two or three stories lie pancaked like decks of cards; the burnt-out wrecks of cars destroyed by missiles are scattered up and down the main street. The simple cinder-block buildings are pitted with holes from flying shrapnel and machine gun bullets. The village will take months if not years to rebuild, but for these stoical residents, the pride of driving away the most powerful army in the Middle East takes precedence over...
...sleek lines of the Israeli Merkava tank protrude from behind an olive tree at the end of a track of churned earth, its barrel pointing menacingly at the border road. But this tank is harmless, a burnt-out and abandoned victim of Hizballah's deadly anti-armor missiles. The detritus of a hasty departure lies around the fire blackened tank - a green canvas army sack covered in dried blood, discarded food wrappers with Hebrew inscriptions and several broken stretchers...
...Despite a promise not to sabotage the presidential elections, the country's most powerful rebel group, known as the FARC, have made their presence felt in the run-up to the vote. Rebels have blockaded highways with burnt-out buses, bombed an oil pipeline and cut power to the country's most important port city. They are urging voters to cast their ballots for the candidate who has the most "coherent proposal for peace," implying anyone but the hardline Uribe...
...lyrics, if they could've heard them: "Well, I try my best to be just like I am, / But everybody wants you to be just like them.") In Britain the following year he was greeted with screams of "Traitor!", Judas!"and "How about switching it off?" Backstage, the burnt-out singer vowed, "I'm gonna get me a new Bob Dylan and use him. Here's the new Bob Dylan-see how long he lasts...