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...hateful as anyone I've ever met. They took him away to Shattuck, the prison hospital, the next day. But he kept his leg. We eventually learned the trouble started with an innocent accident: a third party had backed up into his Cadillac and a heated but non-violent argument ensued. When an unmarked police cruiser pulled up, Cadillac man jumped into his car and took off. Yes, the cops probably could have let this one go too, as the token sucker story reminded me. The feeling was now familiar...
...Roosevelt privately expressed his "melancholy" over the South's "violent chronic hysteria," blacks looked upon Roosevelt as a savior and anointed Washington as their hero. The President vowed to invite Washington to dine "just as often as I please." But although Roosevelt consulted Washington throughout his presidency, neither the Tuskegee chief, nor any other black person, ever supped at the White House with Roosevelt again...
Upon hearing that the Ibis today is reportedly safely in the Lampoon’s possession, he said he was glad and quipped, “Maybe the violent and terroristic activities of the Crimson editors has diminished...
...Ironically, although Ariel Sharon and Olmert's strategy of unilateral withdrawal was specifically designed to bypass the elected Palestinian leadership, it has given an effective veto power to a handful of militants who, by their violent actions, are able to force Israel to reverse itself. The events of recent weeks has exposed the emptiness of the promise that unilateral withdrawals would free Israelis of the moral burden of occupation and make them safer behind a high wall. No wonder Israeli media are reporting that the violence in Gaza has turned Israelis against Olmert's plans for further pullouts from...
...Thank you for drawing attention to the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, perhaps the world's most neglected humanitarian crisis [June 5]. Fewer than 2% of the deaths in the conflict are due to violent acts, while almost three-quarters are due to easily preventable infectious diseases and malnutrition. Our survey, which was mentioned in your story, found that when security is assured, death rates plummet. Halting the fighting would allow medical clinics to function, food production to recommence, markets to operate and people to return home from unsanitary refugee camps. Tens of thousands of lives could...