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...closer, the whole ambulance would have exploded," he says, miming the shooting with his fingers. Masked gunmen have also stormed into city hospitals to send the wounded on their way. A wall back at the base displays letters from several private clinics ordering the medics not to bring any gunshot victims into their wards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Culiacán | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

...Palestinians they came across. The militants were reacting to an eviction earlier that day by Israeli security forces of settlers occupying a Hebron house whose ownership is in dispute. Initial indications were that the rioting settlers had injured at least 15 Palestinians, two or three of whom had suffered gunshot wounds, and Israeli security officials were on high alert to prevent any attempted settler terrorist attacks on Palestinian mosques or other facilities. Israeli security officials told TIME of their fear that the current confrontation could prompt some militants to try to emulate Baruch Goldstein, the settler lionized by extremists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israeli Settler Youth on the Rampage in Hebron | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...Those stranded in hotels might have had a shorter ordeal if the hotel management had put into place at least some kind of emergency plan in case of a terrorist attack. About 100 people, including one man with a gunshot wound, took refuge in a conference center at the Taj when they heard shooting but were left there all night, with no communication from anyone, let alone any instructions on how to exit the building safely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Taj: Tracking Down the Terrorists | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

...weekend retreat—scary movies get a thumbs-up, but movie-musicals are promptly vetoed. The group breaks into a rendition of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” prompting someone to jokingly announce next week’s auditions for the gunshot parts in the chorus. They discuss their upcoming gig at the Head of the Charles. Later, they run through the last of their arrangements for the night, and applaud their five newest members—affectionately called “babies”—for mastering their parts...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: La Famiglia A Capella | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...John Ford’s classic Western “The Searchers.” The film contains neither plot nor dialogue, and the soundtrack mostly consists of eerie pitches that echo throughout the entire gallery. When a recognizable noise breaks through—whether it be a gunshot or a trumpet announcing the beginning of a march—the sound is surprisingly comforting. At times this coincides with violence in the movie’s remains. When cowboys rush through Native American camps, they leave behind a residue of smudged color. A teepee is gradually erased by remnants...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lossless Blurs Lines Between Old, New | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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