The Bilin case was just a variation on a tried and tested method: seize land illegally, establish hard-to-reverse "facts on the ground" and then legalise the claim retroactively through the courts or the government.
For any blazing young trumpeter, the script has been well established: apprentice with an avuncular veteran, establish hard-bop credentials, and then drop an album self-consciously spiked with funk and soul.
Jamaat ur Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban that is fighting to overthrow the government and establish hard-line Islamist rule, claimed responsibility for the attack in Mardan.
The city has not established hard objective measures of success, he said.
The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin.
To fulfil his contract with Virgin, he formed a side project with Glover, writing and recording songs which didn't fit Purple's established hard rock style, which resulted in the album Accidentally on Purpose.
The Taliban, fighting to re-establish hard-line Islamist rule after U.S.-led military intervention toppled their regime in 2001, have been struggling to settle a leadership dispute which has seen scores killed in fighting between factions.
On the other hand I expected that your equally well established hard-headed wisdom for unintended consequences would tip you the other way.
The Taliban, fighting to re-establish hard-line Islamist rule after U.S.-led military intervention ousted them from power in 2001, have been struggling to settle a leadership dispute which has seen scores killed in fighting between factions.
