Word: heinously
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...dozens of characters to one small virtue and big flaw. This time Haggis is more open to his characters' drives and demons. The good guys, the ones so well played by Jones, Theron and Sarandon, have nuances worth noting; and even the ones capable of committing the most heinous crimes seem like decent people to whom some awful thing happened. (Special mention to Wes Chatham, who could be Matt Damon's younger, cuter brother, as a soldier testifying to Hank about the killing.) The combination of dedicated actors and a superior script helps make Elah a far more satisfying film...
...Administration has gone to perpetrate clearly unconstitutional behavior in order to secure power [July 16]. What's even more surprisaing is how removed the American public is from the systemic constitutional affronts that have taken place. The lack of national uproar over the commutation of Libby's sentence for heinous crimes reflects that indifference. At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" He said, "A republic, if you can keep it." I certainly hope we can. Natalie Rosen, FRAMINGHAM, MASS...
...woman, as an Arab, as a Muslim, I would like to state very clearly that this is a heinous and totally unacceptable practice. It is not condoned by Islam, and honor killings are not limited to the Arab or Muslim world. In Jordan, we are challenging this disgraceful practice. Progress has been slow because we need to build awareness, and that takes time...
Blair's thinking crystallized during the Kosovo crisis in 1999. For Blair, the actions of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic were so heinous that they demanded a response. There was nothing particularly artful about the way he put this. In an interview with Blair for a TV film on Kosovo after the war, I remember his justifying his policy as simply "the right thing to do." But Blair was nobody's poodle. He and Bill Clinton had a near falling-out over the issue of ground troops. (Blair was prepared to contemplate a ground invasion of Kosovo, an idea that gave...
It’s unfortunate that after horrific events involving the loss of innocent life, many people find solace in blaming others. And, as exemplified by the surge of racism directed towards Muslim Americans after 9/11, when the people responsible for these heinous acts are minorities, finding others to blame becomes all too easy...