Women in Abu Ghraib scandal redefine moral lines
Marie Cocco argues that female military personnel, including Lynndie England and Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast, appear among Abu Ghraib abuses challenging stereotypes. She notes women now comprise about 15 percent of forces, perform like men, and may have been ordered to act to humiliate prisoners.
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Dorothy Hamill
America
Lynndie R. England
Abu Ghraib
Janis Karpinski
U.S
Baghdad
Barbara Fast
Susan Collins
Maine
Armed Services Committee
Judith
Holofernes
Linda Grant de Pauw
de Pauw
Minerva Center
Jessica Lynch
Pentagon
Iraq
Lory Manning
Navy
Women’s Research and Education Institute
England
Fort Bragg
N.C
Denver
Ellen Tauscher
D-Calif
House Armed Services Committee
May 16 2004 headlines and notable anniversaries
Today recaps include 1868 Andrew Johnson impeachment acquittal, 1929 first Academy Awards, and birthdays of Henry Fonda Studs Terkel Liberace Pierce Brosnan Janet Jackson. Notes Magic Johnson 42 points in 1980 NBA title game and Johnson unique Senate return. Moon phase between May 11 last quarter and May 19 new moon.
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Andrew Johnson
Henry Fonda
Studs Terkel
Liberace
Pe Eel
Pierce Brosnan
Janet Jackson
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
Senate
Jack Nicholson
Walter Brennan
Ministerial responsibility and the Abu Ghraib panic debate
The author argues partisan use of ministerial responsibility in Rumsfeld's case ignores past GOP actions. Abu Ghraib pictures trigger panic but do not derail Iraq aims. The plan emphasizes local self rule, Shia and Kurdish leadership, and a democratic Iraq despite controversy.
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Donald Rumsfeld
United States
Davidian
Waco
Janet Reno
Capitol Hill
Abu Ghraib
Rumsfeld
al Hurra
al Arabiya
Abdullah of
Jordan
New York Times
Iraq
Najaf
Moqtada Sadr
U.S
Fallujah
America
al Jazeera
Saddam
Charlies Krauthammer
Charieskrauthammer.com
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education
The column notes the 50th anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation in public schools and recalls initial regional resistance. It contrasts past support levels in the South with the ruling's moral and legal impact, while commenting on political rhetoric and progress since.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court
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