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...surrounding chatter should not obscure the gravity of the crime for which the three suspects are accused. Prosecutors say Kercher was sexually assaulted before being repeatedly stabbed and left to bleed to death in what may have been a two-hour-long, agonizing demise. The victim's parents have kept a dignified silence as they wait to see what the sometimes dysfunctional Italian justice system finds out about the case, in order to help them understand why the daughter they'd sent away for an enriching student experience abroad never made it home alive...
...Pashtun tribes inhabiting the mountainous fringes of the Empire. In exchange for autonomy and the freedom to run their affairs in accordance with their Islamic faith and customs, the tribal leaders promised to guard the border with Afghanistan and keep peace in the region. At independence in 1947, Pakistan kept the agreement. The army stayed out. In place of government, Pakistan adopted a set of administrative and legal measures called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) that forces the tribes to take collective responsibility for the actions of their members. Justice follows the tribal code and is meted out by clan...
Puig's financial records were a mess, and his accountant was a convicted felon with ties to the Colombian drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar. But that never seemed to bother Puig's investors or lenders, who kept showering him with money as long as condo prices kept soaring. It certainly didn't bother Puig, who explained in a recent deposition that he never paid attention to his books, in part because his expertise was in matters like where to advertise property and whether to paint the doors yellow or white, and in part because he never imagined the Florida housing market...
...issue is not how patriotism should be expressed but whether it is a positive force in the world. I don't think it is. Patriotism is what kept the media from questioning plans for invading Iraq before the war started. Fear of being labeled unpatriotic is what kept more legislators from voting against authorizing its invasion. The U.S. has a long history of not living up to its ideals because more importance is placed on shallow expressions of honor and love of country than on making sure all people are treated equitably. Mary Brewerton, DENVER...
...showdowns with the Federal Government, including a 1991 standoff when armed federales came to confiscate cattle belonging to a neighboring rancher who had let his herd graze on off-limits federal land. The Forest Service got some of Berg's cattle in the dragnet, auctioned them off and kept the proceeds. "They wanted trouble that day," he says. "Why else would you gather another man's cattle with 25 to 30 armed...