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On Christopher Hitchens: August Brown considers
Jacket CopyAugust Brown writes: For me, his greatest influence was on the page. His style was defined by a refusal to resort to stock images and analysis -- or to accept them from others.... -
Perry: What's wrong with a little corpse-defiling?
Opinion L.A.Rick Perry is not the first to defend the four Marines who were catapulted to infamy last week when an Internet video emerged capturing them urinating on what appeared to be the corpses of three dead Taliban fighters. Conservative luminary...... -
Crusading Spanish judge is back in court — as defendant
World NowBaltasar Garzon, a Spanish judge who indicted former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, is back in court as a defendant. Garzon, 56, is charged with ordering illegal wiretaps in one of three cases against him.... -
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt may face genocide trial
World NowFormer Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt will appear in a civilian court Thursday to face possible prosecution on genocide charges stemming from the army's "scorched earth" civil war campaign of the 1980s.... -
Rights groups say satellite photos foreshadow Sudan fighting
World NowSudan Clooney South Sudan war: A coalition of human rights groups conceived by actor George Clooney warns that new satellite photos show grave signs that the Sudanese government is gearing up to attack the Nuba people in the country's South Kordofan... -
Heckled during speech, Mexico's president defends drug war
World Nowfelipe calderon, guadalajara, mexico, drug war: Mexican President Felipe Calderon has once again clashed with a citizen angry about the effects of the country's drug war, this time during a speech in which a man in the audience shouted, "How many more... -
Marines to be Court-Martialed Over Urinating on Corpses Video
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two U.S. Marines will be court martialed over their alleged involvement in a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters and posing for pictures with casualties. The Marine Corps announced the criminal charges Monday...Tags: KTLA, CBS Corp., Kabul (Afghanistan), Jay Carney, Criminals
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Mail Call - Jan. 3
“You should ask your readers how many believe in the daily horoscope. What a waste of space.” — Paramount “I’m calling because my granddaughter ... had layaway, and she works very hard at her job, she helps children with...Tags: Social Security, Holidays, War Crimes, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Personal Data Collection
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Remember the Bill of Rights
Summit TownshipThe United States Constitution is a remarkable document; it is the product of much labor and compromise by some of the best minds our country has seen. The Constitution establishes the framework and powers of our federal government and was ratified...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Trials, Justice and Rights, War Crimes, Trials
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Manning leaks helped end war, saved lives
Why is it that people who violate the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice by torturing prisoners do not get punished ("Ex-CIA officer charged over leaks to journalists," Jan. 24), but people who report such crimes to the press get the book thrown at...Tags: Iraq, Central Intelligence Agency, Massacres, Bradley Manning, Crime, Law and Justice
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Marines pose with flag resembling SS logo
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- The Marine Corps said Thursday it is investigating a photo of Camp Pendleton-based scout sniper team in Afghanistan in front of a flag with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol.
The picture was taken in September 2010...Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Criminals, War Crimes, Symbols and Symbolism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Marines: Flag Represents Snipers, Not Nazis
KTLA NewsCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Marine Corps is investigating a photo taken by one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan in front of a flag with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol, but Marine sources say the flag has nothing to do with Nazi...Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Criminals, Symbols and Symbolism, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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