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| Put N Korea On Trial |
 SHIN Dong-hyuk was 14 in 1996
when prison guards suspended
him from the ceiling of an
underground torture chamber
by his hands and legs, all
because his mother and brother had
tried to escape. The flames of a charcoal
fire scorched his back; a steel ... |
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| BRUTALITY OF
SERVILITY |
 MAYBE we gave up on
John Edwards too soon.
His hair still looks great,
even though he now gets
cuts for $12.95, not
$400. And the man clearly has a gift
for multitasking under pressure.
In the winter of 2007, as Edwards
campaigned for the presidency in
Iowa, he still found time to check up
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China to set up supply dock in S China sea
AP
BEIJING CHINA’S government said on Thursday that it has approved a provincial proposal to build a supply dock in the South China Sea, where Beijing is beefing up its claims of sovereignty amid territorial disputes with five other governments.
The State Oceanic Administration said in a statement that it had “in principle” agreed to a proposal by southernmost Hainan province to build the dock over more than 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 square miles) of sea space off Jinqing island to service Chinese tourism and fishing activities in the South China Sea. Jinqing is part of the disputed Paracel Islands, and the move could further raise tensions with rival claimant Vietnam.
A separate proposal to build another comprehensive supply dock in the South China Sea is under consideration, the administration’s three-sentence statement said, without elaborating. Hainan Vice Governor Tan Li said earlier this week that he is determined to start tourism development in the Paracel Islands this year.
The Paracels are among 200 islands, reefs and coral outcrops in the South China Sea that have been claimed in all or in part by China, Vietnam and four other governments for their potential oil and gas deposits, rich fishing grounds and proximity to busy commercial sea lanes.
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