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'Torture' has become a word for political, media Newspeak
Contributing columnistDuring the Nov. 12 Republican debate, several candidates channeled George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in reply to a question about waterboarding suspected terrorists. Michelle Bachmann announced to an applauding audience that “If I were president, I...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, CNN (tv network)
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There is still time to deny success to the 9-11 attackers
Generations mark the passage of time by significant events. The oldest generation among us can recall Pearl Harbor or VJ-Day. Subsequent generations remember the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and younger baby-...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Martin Luther King Jr., Al-Qaeda, Politics, Iraq
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Witt: How Republicans, Democrats reversed their constituencies
Reading American history about the period following the Civil War provides numerous insights into changes that have transpired over the past century and a half. Books such as “Packing the Court” by James MacGregor Burns, “The Bloody...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Murder, Hate Crimes, Democratic Party
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Civil War relics stolen in Perryville burglary
PERRYVILLE — When James Pope first learned early Saturday morning that someone had broken into his business and cherry-picked his most valuable antique guns and coins, his blood was boiling “I wished I could shoot them with one of those...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Crimes, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: United Nations, Massacres, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Murder
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Ex-Chicagoan suspected of being Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany
Tribune reporterA suspected Auschwitz concentration camp guard and former Chicago resident was arrested Monday in Germany, according to a Nazi-hunting group. Prosecutors in Stuttgart did not name the 93-year-old man, but said he was arrested on "strong suspicion" of...Tags: Germany, John Demjanjuk, Crimes, Justice System, Prosecution
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...Tags: Justice System, Massacres, Politics, Genocide, Justice and Rights
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Free Comic Book Day: Image offers ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Aphrodite IX’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesFor Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, Image Comics is focusing on the past and the present — the publisher ...... -
Corrections reform never an O'Malley priority
With a straight face, the Maryland governor says the sex-and-drugs scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, including the alleged corruption of 13 corrections officers, is a "positive achievement." He claims his corrections secretary, Gary Maynard,...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Martin O'Malley, Black Guerrilla Family, Politics, Executive Branch
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Failed drug war proves we're soft on crime
Regarding Dan Rodricks' commentary on drugs at the city detention center, don't opinion columnists belong on the op-ed page, not in the news section ("Scandal at jail another symptom of war on drugs," April 27)? Mr. Rodricks blames a large share of...
Tags: Heroin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Fantagraphics’ ’50 Girls 50′ pays tribute to EC Comics sci-fi legacy
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesREVIEW Golden-age publisher EC Comics’ rise and fall was tied to its horror titles “Tales From the Crypt” and “The ...... -
Scandal at jail another symptom of war on drugs
Let me start with this: If not for the absurd war on drugs — by far, the nation's longest war — we would not have had so many killings on the streets of Baltimore over the years. The United States leads the world in incarceration. Without the...
Tags: Afghanistan, Heroin, Black Guerrilla Family, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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