Category Archives: terrorism
Nuclear nightmare: North Korean despot loves Godzilla films
In the pantheon of despotic leaders, no one was more evil than Hitler (who killed more than 10 million people), no one more depraved than Idi Amin (who bragged about tasting human blood, and who said human flesh was “too … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Idi Amin, Kim Jong, Kim Jong-il, Middle East, North Korea, Quentin Tarantino, Saddam Hussein
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For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War
For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War – NYTimes.com. The New York Times’ Jeffrey Gettleman is one of the few American reporters who regularly reports from Somalia. His latest dispatch is an eye-opener: Sufi scholars in the country have … Continue reading
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Piracy, Don Quixote, and the U.S. Marines
The African pirates wanted ransom – lots of it – if they going to release their Western captive, whose country was considered wealthy and willing to pay. In the case of Captain Richard Phillips, the United States faced a demand … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Phillips, Gulf of Aden, Libya, Piracy, Somalia, Spain, United States, United States Navy
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