Word: heinousness
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...venue to attack America and its leaders. This argument ignores the fact that the judges presiding over the court will come from nations committed to the rule of law, such as Great Britain and Canada. It also assumes that an American could not commit a war crime heinous enough to be worthy of prosecution. This is nothing but pompous self-aggrandizement; a war criminal is a war criminal, whatever the nationality...
...Afghanistan winds down, the United States military seems to be already drawing up battle plans to attack another enemy, Iraq. While Saddam Hussein’s regime has engaged in heinous activities in the past, America has no imperative to take military action at this time. Unless the political and military situation changes drastically, the U.S. should not wage war against Iraq for the sake of prolonging the war on terrorism...
...stoic police officers regulated while the HoCo frantically tried to make sure each person was paying—or not paying—the correct amount. Girls standing in line took stock of each other’s outfits, whispering cattily to their friends when spying a particularly heinous ensemble. Guys, some surreptitiously, others not so much, eyed the female contingent with interest. Glitter and sequins were out in full force, adorning tiny tank tops, suction-tight pants and intricately made-up eyes. For the males, jeans and button-downs were standard, though a few took the dance?...
This rejection, which earned Arafat the adulation of his supposedly peace-craving people, was the first betrayal of peace. The second was far worse—the decision by the Palestinian leadership to allow, and encourage, a campaign of terror so heinous, so criminal, so evil, that it beggars belief...
...Monday the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted the sentence of Alexander Williams, a schizophrenic man convicted of raping and murdering a young girl. Though Williams’ crime was certainly heinous, we commend the parole board for making the right decision and commuting his sentence to life in prison without parole...