Word: shedding
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...shed no tears for the mercenaries employed by private security firms who die in Iraq or any other theater of war [March 26]. These "dogs of war" are there at the behest of their rich employers, operating without any oversight or rules of engagement. These gun-toting cowboys charging around in their SUVs taint the already sullied image of our military and government. They went into battle for two reasons: blood and money. Those who live by the sword should expect to perish by it. It is foolish for their families to expect that they are going to be safe...
...There is still progress to be made on the feminist front, but by dwelling on anti-male sentiments or fostering anti-male behavior, we will have reached an impasse. Feminism cannot survive unless we shed the mentality of, “I once was oppressed, therefore I have the right to behave badly.” When it comes to gender equality payback is not only a bitch—it’s completely ineffective...
...Duffy is right: the Libby trial has shown that Cheney's overbearing style has become one of the Administration's biggest problems. He should be dismissed like Rumsfeld. Shed no tears for Cheney! Hussain Syed, Brossard, Canada...
Like Belfast itself, the PSNI has managed to shed its sectarian colors only in stages. For decades the Royal Ulster Constabulary, as the PSNI was known until 2001, was seen as pro-unionist. A police report in January revealed that officers colluded with Protestant paramilitaries throughout the 1990s, ignoring murders carried out by police informers. But today the PSNI reflects the region's broad move toward reconciliation, which took another step forward on March 26, when leaders of the long-feuding Democratic Unionist Party and the nationalist Sinn Fein party agreed to form a power-sharing government...
...attention of police, the men announced they were holding two teachers and an estimated 30 children hostage. The men said they were armed with an Uzi submachine gun and hand grenades, although Ducat insisted that he didn't intend to hurt the children. "In case I need to shed blood, I will not be the first to fire," he told the radio station. "I am telling the policemen, have pity on these children...