Word: heinousness
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...issue of capital punishment. Considering that there is no more tendentious topic available to a filmmaker, Robbins' restraint, his determination to explore the moral and psychological nuances of the relationship that develops between Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), a man condemned to death for his participation in a heinous crime, and Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon), who becomes his spiritual counselor in his final months, is exemplary...
China denies having abducted the Dalai Lama's golden child but has started a propaganda campaign against him, saying his family was "notorious among their neighbors" and the boy himself once drowned a dog, which the official Xinhua news agency proclaims is "a heinous crime in the eyes of the Buddha." Such assertions are unlikely to sway Tibetans to Beijing's choice...
...cannot help but think, however, that this heinous act points to an identity crisis that permeates Israeli society today. The assassination of Rabin calls attention to the existence of two very different Israeli cultures--both Jewish--that are proving themselves fundamentally incapable of co-existence...
...leaders. Terrorism will continue at the boiling point unless there are drastic changes. Leaders have to listen equally to everyone and not lean to the left or right. If they act in this way, individuals will not find the need to go so far as to commit such heinous crimes to get a point across. WARREN A. KANESHIRO Honolulu
...When Nelson Mandela called Nigeria's hanging of Ken Saro Wiwa and eight fellow activists 'a heinous act' last weekend, he was sounding a call rarely heard in African politics," reports TIME's Andrew Purvis. Historically, few African leaders have taken it upon themselves to censure the reprehensible behavior of other heads of state. Mandela, however, has begun to match words with action. On his urging, Nigeria was suspended from a New Zealand Commonwealth meeting where the South African leader made the statement. Tuesday, South Africa's soccer federation barred Nigeria's team from playing in South Africa, and calls...