Word: scandalous
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...will not have been brought about by stolen elections, an unprovoked and disastrous war breeding more terrorism, suspension of habeas corpus, state support of torture or a dangerous and ballooning federal deficit. It's curious that Republicans might be toppled by the Foley fiasco. Seemingly, only a sex scandal can make voters take notice. Judy Matysik Minneapolis, Minnesota...
...Equal Time I had to laugh at TIME's asking news Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch if Fox News had done anything that he thought was "unfair and unbalanced" [Oct. 16]. Your magazine is anything but fair and balanced. Your coverage of the Foley scandal seemed as if it had been written by the Democratic National Committee. Diana Clary Allen, Texas...
...fury" at what they interpreted as American arrogance and insensitivity. The timing of Cardona's return could not have been worse. Anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high; opinion polls show that most Iraqis, regardless of sect or ethnicity, want the U.S. forces out. The Abu Ghraib scandal still resonates strongly among Iraqis. Those who resent the U.S. presence never tire of using it as a flogging horse. Even today, statements and videos issued by insurgent groups and jihadi organizations routinely cite Abu Ghraib as proof of the U.S.'s malign intentions in Iraq. Even America's allies...
...This guy is priceless. Trying to disenfranchise Latino voters. Immigrant bashing. Allegedly lying to members of his own party. Pawning off scandal on staffers. Blaming your troubles on an opponent. And, of course, blasting the press...
...hard to overstate just how much the Abu Ghraib scandal still resonates with Iraqis. As a journalist, I am constantly reminded of it by Iraqis I meet-whether in the high offices of the Green Zone or in the streets of Baghdad. Those who resent the U.S. presence in Iraq never tire of using it as a flogging horse; even today, statements and videos issued by insurgent groups and jihadi organizations routinely cite Abu Ghraib, along with Haditha and Mahmoudiya, as proof of America's malign intentions in Iraq. Sgt Cardona's return "will give the insurgents another pretext...