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Finally, an international tribunal will be tasked with investigating and prosecuting murder and mayhem in an Arab country. For human rights activists…
A survey of US television and radio news over the last 24 hours has told me the following: – Bombings and gunfights…
Despite the filthy hood covering his face, the soiled cape barely concealing his naked body, and the exhaustion evident from the tilt…
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I know you’ve heard it’s over now And war must surely come. The cities, they are broke in half And the middlemen…
President George W. Bush, like the vast majority of the American public, knows war primarily through the cinematic lens. “Rambo,” “Delta Force,”…
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