Word: ruthless
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...with the Bush Administration's continuing disregard for the truth and lack of openness with the public. It's obvious the President's inner circle failed to embrace his promise to bring honesty and integrity back to the White House. Libby's indictment points to the arrogant and ruthless behavior of the people the President values as loyal public servants. It makes little difference whether Libby is found guilty. He is emblematic of a culture of deceit. Americans deserve better. William McCallan Temple City, California, U.S. Perpetual Politicking The column by Joe Klein, "the perils of the Permanent Campaign," exposed...
Another confrontation between a ruthless First World corporation and exploited Third World labor? No, this is the Venezuela of President Hugo Chávez, where any semblance of business as usual is usually unintentional. The miners, who are illegal squatters, were protesting because they say Crystallex is trying to bar them from doing their free-lance work at Las Cristinas--despite the fact that Crystallex has yet to begin operating the mine and, as a result, has failed to create the 1,500 formal, well-paying mining jobs (more than $200 a month, with benefits) that had been promised. Crystallex points...
...Cambodia, African-style.' That is how some Westerners describe Uganda today ... They contend that the government of President Apollo Milton Obote ... has caused the deaths of as many as 100,000 Ugandan civilians and brought another 150,000 to the brink of starvation in a ruthless campaign to wipe out guerrillas ... Said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Elliott Abrams during a congressional hearing ... 'Repeated reports of large-scale civilian massacres, forced starvation and impeded humanitarian relief operations indicate that Uganda has one of the most serious human rights problems in the world today' ... At one time known...
...revelation: a passage in which he botches a speech in front of his family is one of the book's most poignant. Another surprise is the helplessness he felt in his early days as a Test batsman, facing a quartet of West Indian fast bowlers every bit as ruthless as Waugh would become...
...superfluous particulars of Shalimar’s 15-year foray into the world of Islamic fundamentalism, forcibly drawing our attention away from the novel’s main plotline. It is in this section, however, that the crucial evolution of Shalimar from a childish clown to a ruthless killer occurs, costing him his humanity and our sympathy.It is the parallels between modern life and Hindu mythology that most enrich “Shalimar the Clown.” The world that these characters live in, though littered with mythical snakes, prophetesses, and omens that can only be seen by those...