Word: terrorizes
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Memory is a topic of inherent interest and easy terror-we guard our memories closely, and the prospect of losing them is horrific. What we recall of our own past is connected to how we identify ourselves in the present. Amnesia takes ourselves away from ourselves. We reserve a special pity for characters who lose memory, like Funes the Memorious in Borges' short story, or Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan...
...adventures and winning goodwill from both other characters and readers by dint of sheer charisma (and some aid from Mark Darcy). Admittedly, those adventures include perhaps the weak point of the novel, when Bridget is framed for smuggling drugs in Thailand, which seems to be the excitement-and-terror locale du jour (see Brokedown Palace or The Beach). Out of urban London, Bridget's neuroticism seems hopelessly out of context: for all her moaning in her diary, a lot of the humor of the novel derives from the fact that her life is rather good, actually. And her performance...
...acting as intermediary to the Palestinian groups Hamas and P.I.J., which have traditionally had little contact with either Hizballah or Tehran. In recent weeks fighting has flared in southern Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hizballah guerrillas. Administration hawks say the attacks show that Iran remains committed to state-sponsored terrorism despite progress by reformers aligned with President MOHAMMED KHATAMI. Sources say the Iranian intelligence service, MOIS, which had stepped away from involvement with terrorists, has re-entered the fray by allowing its elite KUDZ force--special teams that support terror--to join in attacks...
...image of scandalous bribery. To be sure, the Olympics have endured tragic and disastrous events in the past, such as the bombing in Atlanta and the massacre in Munich. However, if the spirit of the games--the spirit of sportsmanship, courage and respect--cannot be destroyed by bombs or terror it would be a shame if it were corrupted by the very committee that purports to represent the Olympics...
...acting as intermediary to the Palestinian groups Hamas and PIJ, which have traditionally had little contact with either Hezbollah or Tehran. In recent weeks fighting has flared in southern Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas. Administration hawks say the attacks show that Iran remains committed to state-sponsored terrorism despite progress by reformers aligned with President Mohammed Khatami. Sources say the Iranian intelligence service, MOIS, which had stepped away from involvement with terrorists, has re-entered the fray by allowing its elite KUDZ force - special teams that support terror - to join in attacks...