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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, appealed yesterday to Jews to challenge what he described as the Israeli government’s oppression of Palestinians.In a lengthy and emotional address to a packed Old South Church, where the faint din of pro-Israel protesters could be heard through the stone walls, Tutu cited …
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Mashup Score: 9George Francis, 112, oldest man in the US - The Boston Globe - 3 year(s) ago
SAN FRANCISCO – George Francis, the nation’s oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man’s first walk on the moon, and the election of the first black president, died Saturday at the age of 112.Mr. Francis died of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Sacramento, his son, Anthony, said Sunday.”He lived four years in the 19th century, 100 years in the 20th century, and eight years…
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Mashup Score: 36US officer to resign for assaulting Iraqi - The Boston Globe - 4 year(s) ago
BAGHDAD — An American officer has been stripped of his command after pleading guilty to assaulting an Iraqi detainee during interrogation, the military announced yesterday.A disciplinary proceeding found that the actions by Lieutenant Colonel Allen West were serious enough to “merit a court-martial.” But the military said in a statement that mitigating circumstances — specifically, the…
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"You are sometimes vilified as self-hating Jews, but thank you for standing up for the truth." - Desmond Tutu to @jvplive (Boston, 10/28/2007) https://t.co/d1TeQdvV3N