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...prisoner abuse. But it is even more saddening to hear the pathetic excuse that terrorists don't play by the rules, so we don't have to either. Is that the standard we're adopting? The greatest nation in the world is going to follow the behavior of the scum of the earth? We will win the war on terrorism. How we choose to win it will determine whether we are still the greatest nation. We are better than this, America. JENNY WATSON Shipman...
...with 480 open mine shafts and 30,000 drill holes. Little League fields have been built over an immense underground cavity that could collapse at any time. Acid mine waste flushes into drinking wells. When the water rises in Tar Creek, which runs through the site, a neon-orange scum oozes onto the roadside. Wild onions, a regional delicacy tossed into scrambled eggs, are saturated with cadmium--which may explain, local doctors say, why three different kidney dialysis centers have opened here to serve a population of only...
Kerry goes quiet and lethal at moments like that. "It's not worth more," he replied. "It's not worth anything. It's scum that ought to be thrown in jail for the rest of its life." But that didn't change his view of the death penalty, and he added, "I know something about killing," he said. "I don't like killing. That's just a personal belief I have...
Bennett, a Harvard Law School graduate, called the guerilla fighters in Iraq “the absolute scum of the earth...
...Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions, has expressed "deep concern" over the slaughter. Thaksin defends his campaign, and no wonder: a recent national poll taken by the respected Rajabaht Institute registered a 90% approval rating for the drug war. The average Thai family, apparently, wants the scum off the streets, even if they depart in body bags. (The Prime Minister did say last week that he would appoint a panel to monitor the drug-suppression drive...