Word: treasonable
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...foreign film industry the Japanese controlled was China's, and among its top stars was Li Xianglan, born Yoshiko Yamaguchi. Moviegoers thought her Chinese, and in wartime films she became one of the most popular actresses, as well as a popular singer. Faced with postwar treason charges and possible execution, she revealed her Japanese ancestry and was deported. But Yamaguchi's charisma soon overcame her "crimes." In the '50s she made films in Hong Kong (Bu Wancang's The Unforgettable Night) and the U.S. (King Vidor's Japanese War Bride and Samuel Fuller's House of Bamboo) as well...
Jonathan Spence teaches Chinese history at Yale. His latest work, "Treason by the Book," has just been published by Viking...
...have worked in intelligence. Their biggest fear was that someone would give the Russians the names of U.S. agents. How could Hanssen betray his wife and family? They will have to move to another state and change their names. Moreover, how could he betray his fellow agents? For treason, death is the only response. FRANCES P. CLEMENT Plano, Texas...
...Captain Blood," with the pristine, unblemished Erroll Flynn in his first movie, radiant, animated by pure delight - Flynn before Hollywood and the bottle got him. Olivia DeHavilland: "You speak treason!" Flynn, with a flash of charm: "I hope I'm not obscure...
...speech is completely reasonable. Unfortunately, some Americans abuse their rights, thus restricting us all. Need convincing? Try threatening to kill the President. Try yelling "Fire!" in a crowded building. Whether you know it or not, these are all restrictions on your rights. But unless you are trying to commit treason or cause a stampede, you'll probably never have to worry. Similarly, if you aren't promoting the sexual abuse of children, or an equally heinous crime, you don't have to worry about your right to free speech being violated...