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  • August 2008

    • In Defense of American Blood Lust

      Esquire  |  Aug 7, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      In Defense of American Blood Lust

      (Newser) - With Cormac McCarthy's ascension "from cult writer to Great American Novelist" and the "primordial joy" of Grand Theft Auto IV as backdrop, Stephen Marche reflects on the central role violence plays in the American mythos in Esquire . "Purification through violence has been created and nurtured by figures as diverse as George Washington and Dick Cheney," he writes, as "the necessary inheritance, perhaps, of a revolutionary nation’s birth in blood." More »

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      violence  • Grand Theft Auto IV  • Esquire  • Cormac McCarthy

    • Distributor Pulls Grand Theft After Murder

      Reuters  |  Aug 4, 08 4:16 PM CDT

      Distributor Pulls Grand Theft After Murder

      (Newser) - A video-game distributor is pulling Grand Theft Auto IV from shelves in Thailand after a teenager robbed and murdered a cab driver while attempting to re-create his experiences in the game, Reuters reports. The 18-year-old, currently in custody, has shown no signs of mental illness. He faces death by lethal injection if convicted. More »

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      violence  • Thailand  • Grand Theft Auto

  • July 2008

    • Facebook Pulls Stabbing App Amid UK Knife Deaths

      ABC News  |  Jul 30, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Facebook Pulls Stabbing App Amid UK Knife Deaths

      (Newser) - A surge in knife crime has shaken Britain, ABC News reports. Twelve people—six of them teenagers—were stabbed to death in a single week this month. Public concern has caused Facebook to yank a third-party application where users could send each other "virtual stabs," and Nike has taken its Air Stab shoes off the market. More »

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      Great Britain  • Facebook  • violence  • stabbing  • knife

    • Aid Worker Murders Cripple Somali Relief

      New York Times  |  Jul 20, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Aid Worker Murders Cripple Somali Relief

      (Newser) - Aid workers are fleeing Somalia, even as global food prices soar and a full-blown famine is feared, in response to what officials say is an organized campaign of violence. Messages posted in the capital and sent to aid organizations threaten: “We know all the so-called aid workers. We promise to kill them, wherever they are.” At least 20 workers have been killed and 17 abducted since January. More »

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      murder  • violence  • civil war  • Somalia  • aid workers  • malnutrition  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency  • aid programs

    • Mugabe's Bloody Path to Victory in Zimbabwe

      Washington Post  |  Jul 5, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Mugabe's Bloody Path to Victory in Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - When Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, first learned he’d lost his March bid for re-election, he told supporters he’d concede–but they wouldn’t listen. Instead, Mugabe agreed to let the army swing the vote in his favor. Thus began a campaign of violent intimidation that ultimately forced his opponent to drop out. Using meeting notes and witness reports, the Washington Post describes the brutality. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • Zanu-PF  • intimidation

  • June 2008

    • China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      New Republic  |  Jun 28, 08 7:43 PM CDT

      China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      (Newser) - China’s got a big problem, one of its own making. The nation's one-child policy, now 30 years old, has resulted in a land of angry, testosterone-filled young men unable to find wives, writes Mara Hvistendahl in the New Republic . Finally worried about the world's biggest gender imbalance and its related spike in crime, the government is "vainly" seeking solutions—one campaign makes the point that having a baby girl isn't so bad, after all— but the problem seems almost certain to get worse in coming years. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • violence  • Communism  • infant mortality  • young men

    • My Veterans Are Anxious to Fight, Mugabe Says

      BBC  |  Jun 13, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      My Veterans Are Anxious to Fight, Mugabe Says

      (Newser) - Veterans of Zimbabwe’s war of independence are eager to fight in support of the ruling party, says President Robert Mugabe. “They came to my office after the election and asked me, ‘Can we take up arms?’” Mugabe told the state-run newspaper. “They said this country was won by the barrel of the gun and should we let it go at the stroke of a pen?” More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • war  • violence

    • Mugabe's Militia Burns Enemies' Wives Alive

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 12, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Mugabe's Militia Burns Enemies' Wives Alive

      (Newser) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Patson Chipiro came home Friday to a burning house. “I was trying to put the fire out,” he says. “I thought my wife was hiding in the bushes.” But Mrs. Chipiro was in the blazing house, where militia men loyal to Robert Mugabe had tossed her after chopping off one of her hands and both her feet, the Times of London reports. More »

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      murder  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • Zanu-PF  • MDC

    • Five Endgames for Zimbabwe

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 9, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Five Endgames for Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - As Robert Mugabe’s war against his political opponents—and anyone who supports them—intensifies in the run-up to the run-off, Royal African Society Director Richard Dowden breaks down the possible endgames for the London Times . Morgan Tsvangirai takes power, after winning a majority. Odds: zero. Even if Mugabe’s violent intimidation and vote rigging somehow fail, he won’t concede. Mugabe and Tsvangirai form a Kenyan-style unity government. Odds: less than zero. Neither side is interested. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • violence

    • Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

      Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online

      (Newser) - The young man accused of killing 7 people in a knife rampage in downtown Tokyo warned of the attacks in a series of messages to an Internet bulletin board, reports the AP. Tomohiro Kato, who rammed his truck into pedestrians before stabbing 17 of them, posted warnings from his cell phone, including one only 20 minutes before the attack that read simply, "It's time." More »

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      Japan  • violence  • Tokyo  • knife

    • Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      MSNBC  |  Jun 5, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe has freed 12 US and UK diplomats detained earlier today while attempting to investigate political violence, MSNBC reports. The US demanded Zimbabwe “explain its actions,” after police tried to run a car full of diplomats off the road, eventually slashing its tires and beating the driver. “We do believe this is coming directly from the top,” said US ambassador John McGee. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • diplomats

  • April 2008

    • 14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent

      Reuters  |  Apr 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent

      (Newser) - 50 Cent and Universal Music Group were sued yesterday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" that encourages violence. The plaintiff: 14-year-old James Rosemond, who was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk by 50's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo. Rosemond is the son of a record exec whose label represents The Game, a former colleague of 50 Cent who has since become a rival rapper. More »

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      violence  • hip-hop  • assault  • rap music  • Universal Music Group  • 50 Cent  • Tony Yayo

  • March 2008

    • Violence Up in Iraq: Pentagon

      Reuters  |  Mar 12, 08 5:44 AM CDT

      Violence Up in Iraq: Pentagon

      (Newser) - Violent incidents in Iraq are up since January, according to a new Pentagon report. The rise is said to be a response in part to US-led operations against militants launched at the beginning of the year, and it includes more "high-profile" suicide bombings aimed at maximizing the number of casualties. The report called the increase a "short term" result of military offensives against al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgents. More »

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      Iraq  • troop surge  • violence

    • 24 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 3, 08 5:15 AM CST

      24 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

      (Newser) - At least 24 people were killed and 60 injured in a series of bombs in Baghdad early today, reports the Los Angeles Times .  In the worst attack, a car packed with explosives blew up as it slammed into a security checkpoint, killing 21 people. "I saw a fireball in front of the shop," said a worker at a  nearby hardware store. "I felt a hot liquid and I saw it was blood covering my face and hands." More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • bombing  • violence

    • Poisoned Arrows Riddle Kenya

      Time  |  Mar 1, 08 7:58 PM CST

      Poisoned Arrows Riddle Kenya

      (Newser) - Kenya has struck a peace agreement, but its people are still stockpiling a new weapon of choice: poisoned arrows. A primitive arms industry is supplying ethnic warriors with the projectiles to replace their time-tested machetes, Time reports. “This is obviously something very wrong and very new,” said one former police commander. More »

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      Africa  • politics  • Kenya  • violence  • peace  • weapons

  • February 2008

    • Surge: Success or Standstill?

      Washington Post  |  Feb 22, 08 4:11 PM CST

      Surge: Success or Standstill?

      (Newser) - The year-old troop surge in Iraq has Washington Post op-ed columnists at odds, with Charles Krauthammer saying it’s unreasonable to call it a failure and Michael Kinsley arguing it can’t be deemed a success. The former points to changed hearts and minds, anecdotes of emotional reconciliation, legislation that furthers a federal state and the good spirits of former war critics. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • troop surge  • violence  • reconciliation

    • Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

      Reuters  |  Feb 15, 08 6:53 PM CST

      Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

      (Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd jetted to East Timor today, vowing to stand by its neighbor after attacks Monday on its president and prime minister, Reuters reports. "It's by the ballot box, and not by the barrel of a gun, that the decisions for our countries will be made," said Rudd, who boosted Australian troop presence there after the assault. More »

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      Australia  • violence  • Asia  • Kevin Rudd  • assassination attempt  • East Timor  • Jose Ramos-Horta  • Alfredo Reinado  • Xanana Gusmao

    • 5 Dead After Calif. Shootout

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 7, 08 3:12 PM CST

      5 Dead After Calif. Shootout

      (Newser) - An overnight siege northwest of Los Angeles ended this morning when a police sniper killed a gunman responsible for wounding one SWAT officer and killing another, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man called 911 last night to report shooting three of his family members dead; SWAT officer Randal Simmons was killed when police stormed the San Fernando Valley house. More »

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      crime  • Los Angeles  • shooting  • gun  • violence  • siege

  • January 2008

    • Latest Rambo a Bloody Mess

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jan 25, 08 10:55 AM CST

      Latest Rambo a Bloody Mess

      (Newser) - Sylvester Stallone's latest, and last, film about Vietnam vet/mercenary John Rambo isn't short on violence. "Body parts go flying, blood gets applied with a fire hose, spleens decorate the trees," writes Andrew Wright of the Portland-Mercury. Unfortunately, the movie is short on everything else. "One would be hard-pressed to imagine a conventional narrative being any thinner than the one in Rambo ," says Dustin Putnam of MovieBoy.com. More »

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      movie review  • violence  • Sylvester Stallone  • Rambo

    • Kenyan Killings 'Planned'

      New York Times  |  Jan 21, 08 5:38 AM CST

      Kenyan Killings 'Planned'

      (Newser) - As the death toll in Kenya's ongoing ethnic violence continued to mount yesterday, evidence indicates that some of the horrific bloodshed was carefully planned, the New York Times reports. Flyers warned of ethnic killings—now responsible for at least 650 deaths in the past month—even before December's controversial presidential election. Young men were armed by elders, politicians inflamed tensions in speeches, and tribal leaders report holding meetings to plot attacks. More »

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      Kenya  • violence  • Kenyan elections  • Kikuyu  • ethnic conflict

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