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The first challenge is the Gospels themselves. All four describe complicity by at least some Jews in Christ's execution. But they differ on details, such as the community's unanimity and its influence with Pilate, Jerusalem's Roman ruler. Matthew, Mark and Luke accuse individuals and Jewish subgroups but...
The reported response among ordinary Iraqis to the death of Uday and Qusay Hussein was wildly mixed, with some simply refusing to believe it (although Saddam's mournful message would presumably diminish their number), some welcoming the news, and others criticizing the U.S. for having killed them rather than capturing...
...historian, but he's done his homework. Even Revolution buffs may find surprising new facts - like the 15-min. bathside chat Charlotte Corday shared with revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat before murdering him - or provocative takes on old ones. The tale of how Marie Antoinette trod on her executioner's foot, then begged his pardon, has been told. But while "her defenders cite this as an example of her sturdy harmlessness, civil and without malice to the end," writes Steel, his own view is less charitable: "The feisty cow meant it." Steel doesn't limit his jibes to historical targets...
By 2000, Earle seemed to have found a balance with capital punishment. He usually reserved it for the most gruesome murders, but that year he also sought it for Leonard Saldana, who had killed his ex-girlfriend. Death-penalty prosecutions in domestic-violence cases are rare, and rarely successful. Jurors...
Mullah Omar himself is believed to be moving throughout Baluchistan and southwestern Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Mohammed Mukhtar Mujahid, who is also at large, says Omar communicates with acolytes via recorded or written messages. Mujahid recently announced that Omar had formed a ten-man "leadership council" and assigned each lieutenant a...