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Our principal adversary was Abu Sabaya, the rebel leader who personally negotiated for Schilling’s ransom. Sabaya was a veteran of the rebel movement with a violent past. He was straight out of the movies, a terrorist-sociopath-killer. He had a history of rape, murder, and beheadings. He liked to record his bloody deeds on video and send them to
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Instead of helping people move forward, UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem’s exponential growth. Among the people UNRWA counts as “refugees” are those like Mohammad Hadid. Mohammad Hadid is the mogul real estate developer and
... See moreNoa Tishby • Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
economy overseen by the Communist Party. Zhu is a tall, angular man, known for his energy and impatience. Larry Summers, the former treasury secretary and president of Harvard, once estimated Zhu’s IQ at 200. As mayor and premier, Zhu had all kinds of nicknames alluding to his determination: One-Chop Zhu, Zhu the Boss, even Madman Zhu, for his
... See moreStephen A. Schwarzman • What It Takes
Now the Lovefilm board members would witness the same ruthless tactics observed by the founders of Zappos and Quidsi.
Brad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
By 2017, Neumann had threatened to crush or buy virtually every one of his competitors.