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Word: vvhile (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1959-1959
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...VVhile Turkish cops without a search warrant ransacked Sergeant King's house under the terrified eyes of his wife and children, King himself was taken not to jail but to the stable dungeon. There, says King, he was introduced to an old Turkish custom: the bastinado. As he hung head down from a rafter, two Turks took turns beating the soles of his bare feet with a "rubber or leather stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Tortured American Sergeants | 8/24/1959 | See Source »

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