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...murky - some cite a Victoria's Secret poll, others something from the Wacoal brand. But it has been quoted back to me by friends, colleagues, interns. It sounds true. "Eighty percent of American woman are wearing the wrong bra" is the "more likely to be killed by a terrorist than get married" statistic of the new millennium...
...Israel immediately sent tanks and soldiers a short distance into Gaza to locate the tunnel and destroy it. Though the target at Kerem Shalom had been a military one, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other officials labeled it a "terrorist" attack that demanded the sternest of responses. All Palestinian leaders would be held accountable, he declared, and no distinction would be made between military and political wings of parties such as Hamas. "Let it be clear," said Olmert, "We will reach everyone, no matter where they are, and they know...
...national reconciliation" plan presented over the weekend by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri a-Maliki offered insurgents a scaled-back amnesty proposal, granting indemnity only to "those not proven involved in crimes, terrorist activities and war crimes against humanity." But just what that means is open to interpretation...
...clear. Maliki avoided committing to any amnesty for those who have attacked Americans. But the question of who is a terrorist may be answered differently in Iraq and in Washington. Many Iraqi politicians have distinguished between terrorism (attacks targeting Iraqi civilians) and resistance (attacks against the U.S. and allied armies). A paragraph explicitly stating that distinction had reportedly been included in the original draft of Maliki's plan, and was deleted in the final hours of negotiation before it was announced.? Also excised, according to various reports, was a written invitation for "resistance" groups to join a national dialogue...
...informant posing as an al-Qaeda operative? Is it possible that the defendants were more interested in money than in joining al-Qaeda? [As a hedge, charges were brought under both federal statute 18 U.S.C. 2339(a), which makes it illegal to intend to join any terrorist organization, and 18 U.S.C. 2339(b), which specifically lists al-Qaeda.] A senior Administration official told TIME the inquiry might have provided more answers, but arrests had to be made because "indications were that the group was starting to catch on to the informant...