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...killing some of its inhabitants, who from time to time riot in protest over their treatment. If there's a grace note to be found in this grim tale it is provided by an American guard, a former real estate agent named Benjamin Thompson, an open-faced innocent who cannot believe that the nation whose uniform he wears can enforce the sub-human conditions he witnesses at Camp Ganci. He's not a sophisticated witness, but he is clearly a good and honorable man, recognizing a soul mate in the bedraggled form of the gentle Yunis...
...filling in the visual gaps in the story (a much more honest approach than using impersonal stock footage and a lot of pompous narration). But this punctiliousness, this refusal to inflate, grants it a large measure of persuasive power. You believe it precisely because it makes no claims it cannot document and, more important, because you imagine yourself in his sandals, trying desperately to prove your innocence to people who have no interest in that topic...
...center it was a human story. Having lived in Ghana's Volta region, I recognized in the Deh family's story the tales of people I know. I hope your coverage reminds readers of our common humanity. The people of Ghana are friendly and full of life. We cannot write off an entire continent. It is possible to have hope...
...educational mission”—a vague term at best—could potentially be banned under such terms. It’s unfortunate that this most inane incident has caused the greatest uproar, but regardless, the significance of the trial cannot be understated. The incremental retreat of student rights here represents a threat to the foundation of rights everywhere. We agree with Justice Samuel A. Alito, who said that claiming that schools can block any speech that interferes with their educational mission is “a very, very disturbing argument...
...United States kidnapped him, presumably to coerce him into telling lies about Iran. The Washington Post has reported he is in U.S. custody, spilling his guts, and more recently the New York Times reported that the German defense minister, when asked about Asgari's whereabouts, said "I cannot say anything on this issue." But both the U.S. and Israel deny having him, let alone kidnapping...