Word: rioting
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...Allies still face a last, major hurdle on their way to conquering the Taliban's last outpost: they have failed to rally local tribesmen against the Taliban. Most of the U.S. hopes are pinned on former Kandahar Governor Ghul Agha Sherzai, best known for letting his commanders run riot in the city. From 1992 to 1994, they set up tollbooths every few hundred yards in the city and raped whatever young boys and women they fancied. Recalls one Kandahar resident: "They had dancing boys for their pleasure." These excesses - scorched into the minds of Kandaharis - led to the rise...
Walker was arrested and charged with inciting a riot, interference with a police officer and disorderly conduct. He said he felt the police acted unjustly...
...protestors spent one night behind bars and and now face fines of $500 and more jail time. The charges against the protesters range from misdemeanor allegations like disorderly conduct, breach of peace and police interference, to felonies of inciting a riot and injury to persons...
...Nigeria: Life's a riot with Al Gore...
...which also built Sever Hall along with Boston landmarks such as South Station and the Boston Public Library. So why this sudden (not to mention short-lived) desire to leave unfinished concrete pockmarked by identical one-inch holes? Concrete was the building material because of its “riot-proof” nature—an attractive asset after the events of the 1960’s. According to Mather Co-Master Sandra Naddaff ’75, the holes, which are a product of the mold into which concrete was poured, are actually meant to be decorative. While...