Word: victimness
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...have served time for the atrocity. But after serving eight years, Al-Megrahi, who suffers from terminal prostate cancer, was freed Aug. 20 from a Scottish prison on "compassionate grounds." The decision to release the 57-year-old Al-Megrahi, who continues to proclaim his innocence, sparked outrage from victims' families and drew a condemnation from the Obama Administration, which warned Libyan officials not to grant al-Megrahi "a hero's welcome" upon his return. Conspiracy theorists, meanwhile, claim al-Megrahi was a victim himself, arguing that U.S. authorities steered the investigation away from Syria and Iran...
...just shows that the power of oil money counts for more than justice. There have been so many attempts to let him off. It has to do with money and power and giving Gaddafi what he wants. My feelings, as a victim, apparently count for nothing." - Susan Cohen, whose only child, Theodora, was one of a group of Syracuse University students on Pan Am flight 103, on the case's political overtones (New York Times...
...Savannah night almost exactly 20 years ago, Davis and two acquaintances were hassling a homeless man at a Burger King parking lot next to the bus station. They wanted his beer, and one of the bullies - either Davis or a fellow known as Red Coles - clubbed the victim with a handgun. As it happened, an off-duty police officer, Mark MacPhail, was providing security at the restaurant. When he came running to the scene, the man with the gun shot the officer to death. (Read "Will Georgia Kill an Innocent...
...second-ever presidential election, on Aug 20. Those letters have now turned into death threats. The latest, seen by TIME, is purportedly authored by Mullah Ghulam Haider, the alleged Taliban commander in Kandahar city. It says those who vote will be considered "enemies of Islam" and could "become a victim" of "new tactics." It does not offer details. Another letter promises to cut off the fingers of people with blue ink stains, a sign they have voted. Last week, hundreds of these letters were plastered on city walls and outside of mosques until morning police patrols tore them down...
...times like a quickly compiled clip job. On occasion, he uses the annoying supermarket-rag technique of quoting "Madoff insiders" for banal details, such as that Madoff liked expensive suits, in order to raise the level of suspense. But Oppenheimer can be good at the juicy quote too. One victim told him, "What were we going to do--call up Bernie and tell him, 'God, I'm making too much money. What's going on?'" Or the small detail. If you're in the market for a description of Madoff's opulent walk-in closet or the tidbit that...