Word: slaughtered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...betrays him to the second. Three men dead. Then he betrays the second to the first. Nine men dead. Then he provokes both sides to a pitched battle. Twenty or 30 men dead and the town in ruins. By hook or crook, trick or treat, the samurai assists the slaughter until, hilariously or horribly, everybody has eliminated everybody. With a grunt of solid satisfaction, the hero survevs the vacant village and declares: "Now we'll have a little quiet in this town." At this point, many customers will be wondering whether to laugh or scream. On second thoughts, most...
...immediate general election, argued that Macmillan's purge of Chancellor of the Exchequer Selwyn Lloyd and 15 other Conservative ministers "was the most convincing confession of failure which could have been offered by the government." Liberal Party Leader Jo Grimond likened the Prime Minister's "all-round slaughter" to "the Borgias on one of their more unsavory evenings...
...Negro the night before the Quebracho uprising." Borges contrasts this world of heightened perceptions with the real world of clumsy generalizations. In Deutsches Requiem, a commandant of a Nazi concentration camp becomes an example of an overthinking man. Stifling his feelings and perceptions, he justifies the slaughter of Jews because he believes that war purifies mankind. He rationalizes Nazi defeat by the same philosophy. "We taught the world violence and the faith of the sword," he exults, as the Allies close...
With full independence for a Moslem-run Algeria only weeks away, the country's million Europeans are deservedly fearful of what the future may bring. The daily slaughter of Moslem men. women and children by ruthless S.A.O. gunmen continues; so far, the Moslems have not massively retaliated. But after the July 1 referendum, which is certain to be won by Algeria's 9,000,000 Moslems, a bloodbath is feared. Said a refugee: "We heard reports that on the day after referendum, Moslems will sweep into the European parts of Algiers and kill everyone." So great...
...Jouhaud will agree to the deal. They have proved themselves engaged in a fight to the death; the O.A.S. would not lay down their arms merely to save Johaud, nor would Jouhaud desire the collapse of the O.A.S. himself. DeGaulle's offer can only be met by increased slaughter and violence. Hopefully de Gaulle will reassert his authority--he cannot leave any doubt as to who is master in Algeria. As it stands, his offer will be greeted by the contempt of the O.A.S.; Algeria will suffer further bloodshed and violence...