Word: inhumanly
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...deal with some of the outstanding cases here.'' Then he called out one name after another of prisoners sentenced to death because they had not confessed their crimes. With each name the man / shouted at the top of his voice: ''Take him out! Immediate execution!'' His voice was an inhuman roar, charged with cruelty. The thought that this person was now in charge of my fate frightened...
Ryan McCaffrey’s December 13 op-ed, “The Wronging of a Dictator,” embodied an unforgivable flaw of the brutal dictator he eulogized, Augusto Pinochet: arrogance that attempts to excuse inhuman brutality in the name of ideological purity...
McCaffrey presumes, like Augusto Pinochet, to be the keeper of an ideological truth, a vision of pure conservatism that must be pursued at all costs. Emboldened by this presumptive omniscience, the author and Pinochet extend themselves into the arrogant defense of inhuman action to further their personal philosophies. This is the greatest sin of dictators and tyrants, because this simple construct allows for the denial of the rights and humanity of those who stand between the ruler and the achievement of his goal. Whether the despot must murder 3,000 or 11 million to achieve his ends, he will...
...seems quizzical. The TVs and screens mostly play a peripheral role, taking a back seat to the conflicts between the actual characters. However, Zalisk’s choice is ultimately for the best, as the dramatic tension between each couple is gripping by itself; the interference of too much inhuman technology would be distracting...
...Sept. 17, murdered the nun in Somalia. Over the course of a month, Benedict issued a series of partial apologies and corrections unprecedented in the papacy. He expressed regret to those offended, summoned a group of Muslim notables to make the point personally and disowned the "evil and inhuman" slur on Muhammad as Manuel's sentiment but not his own. He even issued a second version of the speech to reflect those sentiments...