Word: brutalize
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...first few paragraphs to perceive the anti-Administration sentiment of the authors. The war in Iraq was clearly not about oil for the U.S., as many claim. The postwar significance of oil is that it is a necessity for the economic rebuilding of Iraq, a country decimated by a brutal regime. TOM DOWNEY San Diego...
...Burma's brutal military junta could always count on a sympathetic hearing from Razali Ismail. As the U.N.'s special envoy to Burma, Razali argued that it was possible to engage the ruling generals in dialogue. His softly-softly approach seemed to yield results. A year ago, he brokered the release of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi after 19 months of house arrest and secured what he thought was a firm commitment from junta boss General Than Shwe to negotiate with her about the country's political future. But last Saturday, Razali was back to square one, struggling once...
...Talks Break Down LIBERIA President Charles Taylor remained defiant as rebel forces attacked Monrovia and peace talks between the government and rebels were postponed. Taylor was indicted for war crimes by a U.N.-backed court in neighboring Sierra Leone and charged with supporting guerrillas during the country's own brutal 10-year civil war, which ended in 2002. During peace talks in Ghana, the rebels demanded Taylor resign and allow the formation of a government of national unity. The rebels, a ragtag collection of groups opposing Taylor, have been fighting for three years to oust him. Overdue Overhaul ARGENTINA Wasting...
...rest of the swing was brutal to the Crimson, which fell 3-0 to key Hay opponent Vassar, 3-1 to Concordia and 3-1 to Princeton. A return home was not the answer, as the team was soundly defeated by Springfield College—last year’s Division III national champions...
...brutal crackdown that Seidman witnessed that day in South Africa is not the only story she has to tell. She has been an observer, researcher and reporter her whole life. She grew up in western Africa, served as president of The Crimson, sat on Harvard’s Board of Overseers, wrote textbooks for a newly-independent Zimbabwe, earned a handful of graduate degrees from Berkeley—and at this time last week, she was conducting field research in Guatemala...