Word: midnighters
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...justified--and whether the Marines were initially candid about what took place. Dr. Wahid, director of the local hospital in Haditha, who asked that his family name be withheld because, he says, he fears reprisals by U.S. troops, says the Marines brought 24 bodies to his hospital around midnight on Nov. 19. Wahid says the Marines claimed the victims had been killed by shrapnel from the roadside bomb. "But it was obvious to us that there were no organs slashed by shrapnel," Wahid says. "The bullet wounds were very apparent. Most of the victims were shot in the chest...
...almost midnight when Junelyn finds her daughter hiding behind the Top 10. At the sight of her mother, the girl prepares to flee. But in a low voice Junelyn begs her daughter to come home. After five tense minutes of urging and promising that an abusive stepfather is out of their lives, Junelyn finally persuades her daughter to come with her - and then cries with relief. Later, the daughter says she has been on a tuna boat; she spent the previous night in a hotel room with Atto, a 20-year-old Asian sailor from the Sea Chase, who paid...
...justified-and whether the Marines were initially candid about what took place. Dr. Wahid, director of the local hospital in Haditha, who asked that his family name be withheld because, he says, he fears reprisals by U.S. troops, says the Marines brought 24 bodies to his hospital around midnight on Nov. 19. Wahid says the Marines claimed the victims had been killed by shrapnel from the roadside bomb. "But it was obvious to us that there were no organs slashed by shrapnel," Wahid says. "The bullet wounds were very apparent. Most of the victims were shot in the chest...
...Officers were sent to Hollis Hall last Monday in search of an individual who reportedly screamed and then slammed his or her window shut nearly two hours past midnight. Officers searched for him or her but to no avail...
...minutes. He also edited the Wikipedia entry for MacKinnon, who is a fellow at the Berkman Center, to include, “She is regularly referred to as a ‘kitten-eating cyborg.’” That comment had not been deleted as of midnight...