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When the bullets run out, he will return to Peshawar to scrape up some more. Men like Janeb Gul are driven by a profound spirit of tribal vengeance that is almost as old as the Hindu Kush. Unfortunately, that same spirit has also kept the rebels from working well together. Liberation fronts and organizations for Afghan unity dissolve as quickly as they are formed. Intertribal conflicts are equally intense. One rebel leader is notorious for eliminating rivals by sending them on deadly undercover missions to Kabul. Complains the Pakistani director of the Commission for Afghan Refugees: "Everyone claims...
...Kush denies the charges. A self-styled tough guy, he was notorious for driving his players to the limit. His training camp in the Tonto National Forest was known as Kush's Koncentration Kamp. But Kush claims that he treated players "like my sons." Says he: "I have slapped kids on the headgear with my hand, and believe me, it hurts my hand a heck of a lot more than it will ever hurt the kids. I want them to look...
...statements from four players who swear that they witnessed the assault. One of them, Steve Chambers, told TIME: "He's hit me with pipes, boards and a ship's rope." Another A.S.U. player said that team members were asked to sign affidavits stating that they never saw Kush hit Rutledge. Some signed. "I learned that Frank Kush was attempting to cover up the fact that he hit Kevin Rutledge," says Miller. "I could not allow our athletes and coaches to be further intimidated.' Meanwhile, Rutledge's family has been the target of threats and violence Last...
Some fans speculate that Kush's firing may be part of a university attempt to settle out of court with an apology and token damages for Rutledge. But an influential group of Sun Devils boosters, the Sun Angels, loudly demanded that Kush be reinstated and Athletic Director Miller suspended...
...Kush was carried off the field by his players while 70,000 fans chanted "We want Kush!" Miller left under police escort...