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...flocking in from the country for shelter there; but the Tiber was the best defense, and it was only crossed by one wooden bridge, and the far- ther si... ... depu- ties from all the states of Greece to consider of the best means of defense. The ships of the enemy would coast round the shores of the Aegean ... ...g thither. Camillus immediately offered the magistrates to undertake their defense; and getting to- gether all the men who could bear arms, he led the... ... the exploits of the Maccabees had nerved the whole people to do or die in defense of the holy faith of their fa- thers. THE CHIEF OF THE CHIEF OF THE... ...e stages of their rampart, and for twenty-five days there was a most brave defense; but at last the Romans made their entrance, and slaughtered all th... ...ld be crushed with heavy stones, the towers burnt by well-directed flaming missiles, the ladders overthrown, and in general the besieg- ers suffered a...

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...ou an adjunct to the provincial corps, as a master of the noble science of defense and of- fense; or, perhaps, you are one who draws lines and angles,... ...ility, he answered: “Of offense, I hope there is none, to either party: of defense, I make none—by God’s good mercy, having committed no palpable sin ... ...had worn in the soft rock, directly beneath his feet, forming an effectual defense, as he believed, against any danger from that quarter; the water, a... ...was occupied by the sisters, who were thus protected by the rocks from any missiles, while their anxiety was relieved by the assurance that no danger ... ...napped in the first en- counter. As he was destitute of any other means of defense, his safety now depended entirely on bodily strength and reso- luti... ...iously, to the security of those they sought. The very slight- ness of the defense was its chief merit, for no one thought of disturbing a mass of bru...

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...s army; for he had already spent his own money 25 Plutarch’s Lives in the defense of Italy. T o these extremities, the chiefest and the most powerful... ...ave recourse to arms, and to espouse the wars as a necessary guard for the defense of his person. His negotiations with king Mithridates further argue... ...ered; and being summoned, refused to obey, and put himself in a posture of defense. Here Eumenes first found the benefit of his own foresight and cont... ...lately fought against tyranny in behalf of the Phliasians, to fight now in defense of a tyranny against the Thebans. One Sphodrias, of Lacedaemon, of ... ...and in every story the front towards the enemy had windows for discharging missiles of all sorts, the whole being filled with soldiers for every descr... ...e of their temper, desired that one of them might be tried with a catapult missile, shot out of one of the engines at no greater distance than six and... ...ity of Messena. In attacking which place, he was in danger of death; for a missile from an engine 568 V olume Two struck him in the face, and passed ... ...ere much taken aback, when they came up and were received with a shower of missiles, to find the enemy not disheartened, but fresh and resolute. So th... ...ich they flung among them, Antony’s men using catapults also, to pour down missiles from wooden towers. Agrippa drawing out the squadron under his com...

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...ble creatures who were all trying to take advantage of him and with whom, in defense, he was obliged to quarrel on all possible occasions. He him se... ...h or two, cat calls, jeers and bits of facetious advice were given in reply. Missiles clattered about her feet. “What deh hell’s deh matter wid yeh?” ... ...l it burst like a bomb, shivering frag ments flying in all directions. Then missiles came to every man’s hand. The place had heretofore appeared free... ...oor buried them selves in a frenzy for blood. There followed in the wake of missiles and fists some unknown prayers, perhaps for death. The quiet str...

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...th their swords drawn, still and prepared, like men determined to die in his defense. The soldiers, con fident in superiority of numbers, paused. The... ...rance to you takes a random shot at me.” The abbot of Rubygill picked up the missile missive or messenger arrow, which had rebounded from his shaven c... ...ife, being deprived of her spit, converted every thing that was at hand to a missile, and rained pots, pans, and pipkins on the armed heads of the ene...

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...jects, inoffensive in themselves, though of a hard substance considered as missiles, at the disturbers of his repose, — who were not slow to return th... ...than usual; the weight of Moloch being much increased by a complication of defenses against the cold, composed of knitted worsted work, and forming a ...

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...nce of all provocation, look with plea- sure upon the bleeding wounds of a defenseless slave-woman. When he drives her from his presence without redre... ...en to ten years old, I should think) they gallantly came to their mother’s defense, and gave the overseer an excellent pelting with stones. One of the... ...aded, in extenuation of this revolting crime, just as it had been cited in defense of a thousand similar ones. He argued, that if one slave refused to... ...nslavement of the whites. I have every rea- son to believe that Mr. Gore’s defense, or explanation, was deemed satisfactory—at least to Col. Lloyd. He... ..., when 84 My Bondage and My Freedom assaulted, but raise his hand in self defense, the white as- saulting party is fully justified by southern, or Ma... ...est— two class-leaders—and Master Thomas; who, armed with sticks and other missiles, drove us off, and commanded us never to meet for such a purpose a... ...ly rushed in upon my Sabbath school, at St. Michael’s, armed with mob-like missiles, and I must say, I thought him a Christian, until he took part in ... ...nd happily for me, his wrath only employed those very harmless, impalpable missiles, which roll from a limber tongue. In my desperation, I had fully m...

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...e strangling hero sprang up with a relieving snort. There was a whiz as of a missile in the air, mingled with the mur mur of a curse, a sound as of s... ...ted there was a general rush upon the owner of it; a struggle and a gallant defense followed, but the candle was soon knocked down or blown out, and ...

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...me. At first he had been followed through astonishment, then with derisive shouts, then the porters had insulted him, then chil- dren had thrown stone... ...spoken one word, answered merely by a word and a gesture. He said “yes” and he put his hand on his sword. Aramis started back and drew his. D’Artagnan... ... together. “Well,” said Aramis, when they were alone, “what do you think of this business, my dear count?” “Bad,” replied Athos, “very bad.” “But you ... ...a new outbreak from the benches. The spectators saw the muskets leveled at them, and divided between fear and curiosity, remained noisy and excited. Q... ...n in his arm-chair. “Why are not my Frenchmen here?” he murmured proudly and turning his eyes to the benches where they had ap- peared for a moment; “... ...ack immediately, and D’Artagnan walked straight up to the butcher and touching him on the chest with the tip of his finger, said to Athos: “Say this t...

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...ife unless to preside in the councils of the colony or to bear arms in her defense. The latter had from youth been the only employment of Edward’s fat... ... o the soldier, this was an unpardonable offence. He was fighting in their defense—he knew that the mild prin- ciples of this little nation of practic... ...rds, who were rising from a volley, in a vain effort to escape. Arrows and missiles of every kind were in the midst of the flocks; and so numerous wer... ...r of the birds that the scatter- ing fire of the guns, with the hurling of missiles and the cries of the boys, had no other effect than to break off s...

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...other came with his knights and Mark Twain 54 soldiers and began a siege. It was a long and tedious busi- ness, for the people made a stubborn and fa... ...ness, for the people made a stubborn and faithful defense. But at last their supplies ran out and starvation began its work; more fell by hunger than ...

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...tions and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Build...

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... SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE N... ...p 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page v 3.5 . . . and in the State Department and the Defense Department 93 3.6 . . . and in the White House 98 3.7 . . . and... ... 416 13.4 Unity of Effort in the Congress 419 13.5 Organizing America’s Defenses in the United States 423 Appendix A: Common Abbreviations 429 Ap... ...5 FAA Air Traffic Control Centers p. 15 Reporting structure, Northeast Air Defense Sector p. 32–33 Flight paths and timelines p. 49 Usama Bin Ladin p.... ...hey were plan- ning to hijack these planes and turn them into large guided missiles, loaded with up to 11,400 gallons of jet fuel. By 8:00 A.M. on the... ...rists,” and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile technology. 97 NORAD perceived the dominant threat to be from cruis... ...ssile technology. 97 NORAD perceived the dominant threat to be from cruise missiles. Other threats were identified during the late 1990s, including te... ...ing commercial airliners within the United States—and using them as guided missiles—was not recognized by NORAD before 9/11. 98 Notwithstanding the id... ... not be a suicide hijacking designed to convert the aircraft into a guided missile. On the morning of 9/11, the existing protocol was unsuited in ever...

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...ld night, boys, — a bitter cold night,” was the irrelevant commencement of his defense. “You ’ve all traveled trail, and know To the Man on Trail 11 ... ...s confidence. No damage was being done. Evidently they could not aim such large missiles at such long range with the precision of a rifle. But a change ... ...ash into his body of a high velocity bullet. It made him feel very fragile and defenseless, and he crouched lower in the saddle. Tethering his horse i... ...nd through the south the flame would spread despite. The people would rise. The defenses of city after city would crumple up. The Mexican 405 State af... ...l of this two handed dub with the amazing short arm kicks in both his fists. In defense, Rivera developed a disconcerting straight left. Again and agai... ...eded only in staggering Rivera, but, in the ensuing 422 JACK LONDON moment of defenseless helplessness, he smashed him with another blow through the ...

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... and especially to prevent people from using the wagon axle as a weapon of defense or offense; and last, to keep an eye on the sweeper when he and his... ...fectly incorrigible child,” and he shook his head and immediately dodged a missile which had suddenly ap- peared from nowhere. Night after night The I...

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...shot him with his bow.’ *The beautiful words of Sir Philip Sidney, in his ‘Defense of Poesie.’ 106 Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers He it was that ... ...sary for the police to interfere. The potato of cities is a very dangerous missile; and, if thrown with an accurate aim by an angry hand, will fractur...

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...ll non- sense!” “Now , V era, what does it matter to you?” said Natasha in defense, speaking very gently. She seemed that day to be more than ever kin... ...my , and Kutuzov was left with only his own weak and exhausted forces. The defense of Vienna was no longer to be thought of. Instead of an offensive, ... ...o officers and a cadet were playing svayka, laugh- ing as they threw their missiles which buried themselves in the soft mud. Rostov joined them. In th... ...th true love one for another, arm us with unity of spirit in the righteous defense of the heritage Thou gavest to us and to our fathers, and let not t... ...y them swiftly beneath the feet of Thy faithful servants! For Thou art the defense, the succor, and the victory of them that put their trust in Thee, ... ...were heard in the crowd. “We are Russians and will not grudge our blood in defense of our faith, the throne, and the Father- land! We must cease ravin...