In her book Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns, Janice Thomson describes how Sea Dogs such as Francis Drake extorted large ransoms from Spanish…
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Magdalena Emperatriz was kidnapped on May 31, 1982 during a counter-insurgency campaign carried out by the Salvadoran army. She was 15 days…
Ć¢€ÅCome to dinner when the war against Iraq ends,Ć¢€Ā Jamil said, as I opened the car door. He had just parked the…
Jerusalem: About a week ago, ten Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located…
Jerusalem: Following my last military reserve duty, I was kicked out of my unit, the Israeli Defense ForceĆ¢€ā¢s (IDF) educational corps. There…
Nine Palestinian farmers were taken to the nearby military base. When they arrived soldiers jumped on them, tied their hands behind their…
Jerusalem: At around 9:00 am, the first fifty Israelis passed the military checkpoint and climbed over the dirt barricade. They were entering…
Jerusalem: Returning to Israel after an extended absence can be a disturbing experience. On the way back from the airport to my…
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