Word: victimizer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thundered down the runway, all grace and raw power, until it cartwheeled into the woods in a huge explosion. The lone U.S. Air Force pilot perished instantly in the crash at Germany's Spangdahlem air base last year. Another victim, far from the fireball that day, was also consumed--in a different way. He suffered much longer...
...about the 1986 and 1991 rod-crossing incidents, or the steps taken after Lowry's death to fix the problem. But a February legal review, required before any court-martial, strongly criticized that approach: the jury, an Air Force lawyer outside the 52nd cautioned, might see Mueller as "a victim of poor policy" and a "mere scapegoat...
...accusations. The case of Di Rupo, a key insider, could lead to the breakup of the coalition government. Prosecutors based their accusations on the sometimes conflicting testimony of a single witness, who said he had sex with Di Rupo in 1989 and 1990. Di Rupo claims to be the victim of "a witch-hunt, a McCarthyism of the worst sort." Following intense political haggling, Parliament last week voted against stripping Di Rupo of his immunity, concluding that the evidence is still too flimsy. But the reprieve was only temporary; the country's highest court was ordered to continue investigating...
Wang says many Asian-Americans view affirmative action as restitution for discrimination against African-Americans in which they had no part. Supporters of affirmative action, he says, "haven't really shown to Asian-Americans why they should be the victim of a wrong that Caucasians have done to an African-American minority...
...Cambridge police investigation into Friday night's stabbing east of the Square on Mass. Ave. continued yesterday, but police remained mum on most details, releasing only the name of the victim...