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...Crimson seems to have bought into their myth, writing that these women hail from a number of Arab countries, including "the occupied territories of Palestine." It is to correct this misleading syntax that I am writing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Occupied Territories of Palestine? | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

Michaelson said of his theory, "whether or not it will prove correct or useful remains to be seen...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Organic Cells Compete for Survival, Too | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

...medical procedures they had received. Half were given full examinations, including anal and vaginal checks, and the rest were given just general physicals. When the first group was asked a broad question about what had happened, only eight mentioned the vaginal examinations, and when the children were shown anatomically correct dolls, six pointed to the vaginal area. But of the girls who received only a general checkup, three claimed they had also had vaginal or anal exams. One child even reported that "the doctor did it with a stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Children Lie in Court | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

...story about a piece of candy being dropped into her underpants. After interviews by various child-protection workers, the story evolved into a tale that a candle had been inserted into the child's vagina. It took months of further interviews to discover that the original story had been correct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Children Lie in Court | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

Lokar's story is one of the more poignant examples of the harm that forced patriotism can inflict. As public backing for the war grows to near 80%, intolerance of failure to support the war in a politically correct way is on the rise. There have been acts of violence against antiwar protesters, though freedom of expression is one of America's most cherished principles. In Maplewood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, Timothy Dunn went out to pick up his morning newspaper and found that his antiwar sign had been torched by a primitive incendiary device. Prowar demonstrators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's A Grand Old (Politically Correct) Flag | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

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