Word: slappings
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...interrogation memos and last week left the door open to prosecuting former Bush Administration officials who sanctioned the harsh interrogation of terror detainees. But the fact that the nation, or at least the national media, spent the next few days debating the finer points of the insult slap and waterboarding, shows how easily the search for justice can overshadow everything else. Obama is now at a juncture in his agenda where he will need to bring together as many lawmakers from both sides as he can to pass sweeping changes to the country's education, health care and environmental...
...question missing in the media frenzy was, however, what took so long for everyone to catch on? Even before his election as president, Sarkozy had secured a reputation as a man with a quick and nasty temper, sharp tongue, and obsession with coming out on top in verbal slap fights - particularly ones played out in public. Presidential aides regularly say that privately Sarkozy "has no time for diplomats, whom he considers...
...announcement was made Tuesday night on The Colbert Report by NASA Astronaut ‘Sunita Williams, the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space. But the decision to name a treadmill after Colbert was perplexing to many students. “It seems like a slap in the face, it’s like naming a dixie cup after him,” said Ryan P. Halprin ’12. Others said that they thought the decision reflected NASA’s opinion of Colbert’s appearance. “He is dashingly handsome?...
...legal memorandum for the CIA, prepared by Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee, reviewed 10 enhanced techniques for interrogating Zubaydah, and determined that none of them constituted torture under U.S. criminal law. The techniques were: attention grasp, walling (hitting a detainee against a flexible wall), facial hold, facial slap, cramped confinement, wall standing, stress positions, sleep deprivation, insects placed in a confinement box, and waterboarding.(View pictures of life inside Guantanamo...
That together and other reported statements were enough to slap the National Security law against him, accusing him of promoting enmity between religious groups. Gandhi claimed the tapes were "doctored" and avoided turning himself in to the authorities by paying what is called "anticipatory bail." But when the bail ran out, Gandhi gave himself up on Mar. 27. "I am not afraid of going to jail," said Gandhi. "If it generates confidence in some people, I will go to jail." (See pictures of the major turning points in modern India's history...