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Chronicler of 1937 ‘Rape of Nanking’ Dies at 36. Chang, who took an unflinching, breathtaking look at one of the worst human wartime atrocities of the modern age, and is the mother of a young child, took her own life by gunshot at 36. (New York Times) This is very very sad. She had struggled with severe depression and some around her have suggested that ending her life in despair was connected to the intimate examination she made of human depravity in her work.
Daily Archives: 12 Nov 04
Police identify officer who shot lethal pepper-spray pellet:
‘Less-than-lethal’ weapons don’t kill people…people kill people. Nice to see that the Boston Police were finally able to figure out who committed this crime back on Oct. 21st. (Boston Globe)
Nod to Gonzales prompts guarded praise
“Hispanics laud nomination, with some concerns.” (Boston Globe )I would hate to think he is going to get a pass at confirmation because he is Hispanic. Other political analysis has called Gonzales an improvement over Ashcroft because he is less strident and his political views less clear. But the niceties of his politics fall by the wayside for me in the face of his calling the Geneva Accords “quaint” and “obsolete” (MSNBC )(no, I am not taking him out of context) and using his position as White House counsel to advise Bush on how to evade the illegality of torturing detainees in Guantanamo and Iraq. (Washington Post) This first heinous appointment of the post-‘mandate’ Bush is where those concerned about his reign should draw a line in the sand.
