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02 Apr 2010 12:02

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U.S., World: Here’s a photo of the Navy blowing up another pirate skiff

AMERICA, #(&@ YEAH! This image proves what we suggested yesterday: Pirates shouldn’t screw with the U.S. Navy, because the U.S. Navy will win. source

14 Jul 2009 08:35

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World: Facing war crimes charges, a Liberian ex-president remains defiant

  • People have me eating human beings. How could they sink so low as to think that of me? Haven’t they had their pound of flesh yet?
  • Former President of Liberia Charles Taylor • On the 11 war crimes charges he faces for alleged conduct in Sierra Leone, including rape and murder, in pursuit of the money to be made from diamonds. For those unaware of the details of the case, Kanye West wrote a song about it. Taylor isn’t afraid to defend himself, saying in regards to the push to prosecute him, “This whole case has been — Let’s Get Taylor!”  • source