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Word: mauritanian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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From his Denver jail cell, the nearly bald, swastika-tattooed murder suspect spoke the sort of poker-faced lunacy that the nation hoped it had left behind. "In a war," said Nathan Thill, 19, explaining why he shot defenseless Mauritanian immigrant Oumar Dia, "everyone wearing an enemy uniform is an enemy and should be taken out." Dia's "uniform" was apparently his skin color. Thill's "war," of course, existed only in his head. Or did it? Last week, after attacks on civilians and police by short-haired haters that left two people dead, one paralyzed and parts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HATE | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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