torture | torture
Apr.20.2013
I am so ashamed on behalf of humanity, so ashamed on behalf of men and civilization, and so ashamed on behalf of India.
Police in India arrested a man for torturing and raping a five year old. That's enought to sicken my spirit, and the details are more sickening.
But the father knew...
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Apr.15.2013
Rudy is best known as a medical device and biotechnology entrepreneur, inventor, and angel investor, with a history of starting new technology ventures throughout the U.S. and Europe. He’s been privileged to have the opportunity to see the newest innovations in healthcare and work with some...
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Mar.18.2013
This month finds people looking back on the events leading up to America's twin military adventures. Not surprising, many of them are as myopic in their reflections on what happened then as they were as the attacks were readied ten years ago.
Gosh, they fooled us all, many pundits say....
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Jan.24.2012
I'd say something like, "What is this world coming to," or, "What is this country coming to," but these things have been happening for...ever. I'd hope that with all the growth of technology, awareness and rights, there would be greater growth in tolerance and less stories of this ilk.
The first is...
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Dec.05.2011
Guilty and sad
It makes me feel guilty and sad
When some one calls me bad
It is so particularly in the case of spy
Valiant attempt for motherland but suicidal try
“Don’t do the work that may send you in jail”
“Attempt at nothing that may curtail your freedom and fail”
Sir, I...
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Jul.22.2011
Six by ten is the amount of space prisoners are given in Pelican Bay Prison high security prison. Imagine your bed, sink, toilet, and personal items allowed and you in this space for a minimum of twenty-two hours a day for five, ten, twenty years. Yes, years. Food is intolerable and often in...
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Jul.20.2011
After suffering torturous abuse, inmates enter third week of hunger strike. It's our obligation as Americans to speak out and let our government know we won't stand for this.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-henry-sterry/why-gov-jerry-brown-and-p_b_901926.html
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May.09.2011
The premise of this essay is that the Constitution may at times stand in tension with what is either just and/or expedient and most people oversimplify the issue, or miss it all together. Such as those who responded to the post.
Here is a quick excerpt. For the full entry use the link below:...
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Nov.11.2010
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria served as President of Chile from March 11, 2006-March 11, 2010. She became the first woman president in Chile’s history. President Bachelet won the 2006 election in a runoff, beating her opponent with 53.5% of the vote. Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (also...
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Nov.04.2010
The NY Times reviews an early copy of George Bush's memoir today, and cites a passage in which the president acknowledges that he directly condoned waterboarding in order to gain information about possible terrorist actions. While the poem below isn't "about" waterboarding, it considers...
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