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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: brainwashing

brainwashing stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The Taliban is buying children as young as 7 and turning them into suicide bombers, the Washington Times reports. The going rate is $7,000 to $14,000, a huge amount in Pakistan, where where the average income is $2,600. Pakistani and US officials lay blame for the... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bomber • children • drones • human trafficking • Baitullah Mehsud • brainwashing

Outside Sect, Life is Tough

Free from polygamous compounds, escaped women often turn to drugs and alcohol

Apr 17, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even for those women who escape the forced marriages and controlling patriarchy of polygamous sects like the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, life isn’t easy. Many turn to drugs and alcohol to escape the mental burden, CNN reports. And some never leave because they’re programmed to think... More »

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drugs • alcohol • polygamy • programming • rescue • Warren Jeffs • cult • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • brainwashing

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