On
torture, I think the movie was frank, but it was frank from the
perspective of the torturer, and the torturer doesn't have to chill in a
stress position for hours upon hours. To that extent it invites us to
observe and move past the waterboarding in the same way we move by
mendicants, knowing of their suffering but never really dwelling on it.
Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Government Forces and Kurdish Fighters
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Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the
Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish
leaders have so far...
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