Word: irregulars
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...revenge has been brutal. In 1990 the military and police raided a Castano family ranch and dug up 24 decomposed corpses, some showing signs of torture. Fear of AUC vengeance is one reason at least 1 million peasants fled their homes during the past decade. "This is an irregular war, and the enemy is a military target, whether in uniform or in civilian clothes," says Castano. "When this is over, let them judge me before an international tribunal--but I want the guerrilla leaders and the Colombian army there beside me in the dock." He insists that his forces never...
...There's a great deal of cronyism at the MDC," she says. "That can lead to very irregular things...
...heart disease. Then laboratory analyses showed that omega-3 fatty acids lower the risk of clots developing in the blood--a common trigger for a heart attack--while reducing the level of triglycerides, another fatty compound that has been linked to heart disease, and decreasing the number of irregular heartbeats. All pretty good circumstantial evidence, but not enough to support a health claim...
...package, slathered in postage, with a phony address and irregular shape, looked like a letter bomb when it arrived at the offices of TOM DOWNEY, the adviser slated to play GEORGE W. BUSH in AL GORE's debate prep. The videotape and documents inside were, in their way, just as explosive. Downey popped in the videotape, and an image of George W. in a mock debate filmed a month ago flickered onto the screen. "Oops. We shouldn't be watching this," Downey said. He shipped the lot off to the FBI and gave up his debate role. Then...
Know your ABC's (and D's): any moles on your skin that are Asymmetric, have an irregular Border, change in Color or have a Diameter greater than 1/4 in. (6 mm) should be checked immediately by a physician. (Melanomas often grow within a matter of a few months.) Most important, if you are ever diagnosed with a malignant melanoma, follow McCain's example and keep those doctors' appointments. Since his 1993 melanoma, McCain has had his skin checked every three to four months for new cancers. It could very well turn out that he owes his life to that...