Sentences with phrase «army general into»

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The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

The founder of the greatest rock band of all time might have a had much different path in life if he hadn't received a general discharge for poor conduct nine months into an Army enlistment in his late teens — a stint that actually included basic training at California's Fort Ord.

The U.S. Army, though, shouldn't have turned Confederate generals into «role models.»

The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»

Vachel Lindsay had this vision of the entrance into heaven of General William Booth and his salvation army:

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai has ordered the Directorate of Military intelligence and the Military Police to commence investigation into allegations that troops were soliciting for sexual favours from IDPs before performing their assigned duties in the North East.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, kogi state polytechnics chapter has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai to institute a high powered investigation into the alleged invasion and brutalization of students and staff of the institution by some soldiers on the order of the state government.

But the Army, through Brigadier General J A Agim, who is the Acting Director Defence Information, Ekweremadu should not be taken serious as the military is far from nursing any ambition of coming into the political arena.

Shiites / Army Clash: Arewa Youths alerts of plan to politicize investigation Following the continued sitting of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the December 2015 killings in Zaria, Kaduna state, a group, the Arewa Youth Intellectual Forum, AYIF, has alerted of plans to politicize the investigation ahead of the 2019 general elections by the Islamic -LSB-...]

Following Police investigations into the immediate and remote causes of the confrontation that ensued between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite Islamic group in Kaduna recently, a delegation of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, have met with the Inspector - General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase -LSB-...]

The film revolves around an uptight guy who is tricked into driving his foul - mouthed grandfather, a former Army general, to Florida for spring break, just a few days before his wedding.

Understanding the jaw - dropping effort that went into this movie, it's tempting to wish that Kobiela, Welchman, and their army of animators had come to the same conclusion that old Albinus reached before he scrapped the whole idea: A film made in this way, he reckoned, «would bore most people to death and be a general disappointment.»

Source: General Motors Press Release is on Page 2 Mission - Ready Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Vehicle Breaks Cover at U.S. Army Show Modified midsize pickup goes into extreme military field testing in 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The physically imposing Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, the most extreme off - road - capable fuel - cell - powered electric vehicle ever from General Motors, was revealed today at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA).

Carrie's home - the Carnton plantation - was taken over by the Confederate army and turned into a hospital; four generals lay dead on her back porch; the pile of amputated limbs rose as tall as the smoke house.

Tom has sold Jim back into slavery; Becky Thatcher, abandoned by Tom, is now a prostitute; and the general, a long - haired, dandy psychopath, wants to hang Huck for desertion despite the fact he never actually joined the army.

Studio Puffer's 10 - Minute Barbarian is a pixelart 2D army tactics and exploration game that plops you down into the single player role of a sort of General with one very simple task — command your ever - growing army through nine different scenario - like stages and save your conquered kingdom from the baddies!

Whether you're romancing one of your generals by night or tackling battles and beefing up your armies for the game's New Game + mode, it looks like there's plenty to keep you pulled into Zeabolos» struggle when the game releases on March 29, 2016.

This game instead plays more akin to a Fire Emblem title; you'll control generals in an army across a tiled battlefield, exploiting weaknesses and cleverly moving troops into position to win a battle.

The first to take over the other army's enemy camp is the one that claims victory so you really, REALLY have to keep an eye on the map and make sure that no generals sneak into your camp or make good use of your «defense» strategy command and advance the battlefield solo for a while.

In the original General Chaos, the Red army (under the command of the wizened General Havoc) charged into battle against the forces of the Blue army (led by the haughty General Chaos).

When their curiosity triggers a series of unexpected events, their adventures will lead them away from home and everything they know into dark, secret governmental conspiracies — including a mysterious U.S. Army general with his own nefarious plans.

There are games out there that challenge the strategic mind, none better for the newcomer than Rome: Total War II which, as with others in the Total War franchise features both RTS (Real - Time Strategy) and turn - based strategy elements, so you can either rule from above and conquer Europe with complete confidence in your generals and armies or, you can micromanage and lead your armies into every battle you face, and make no mistake, you will face a lot.

«I hope to go into JAG in the future,» George said referring to U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, the legal branch of the military.

Competition for acceptance into the JAG Corps is high, and the army judge advocate general plays a critical role in the selection of candidates, reviewing applications and making recommendations.