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  • March 2008

    • My Lai Massacre, 40 Years On

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      My Lai Massacre, 40 Years On

      More than 1,000 people gathered in My Lai today to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most brutal chapters in the Vietnam War, the AP reports. Forty years ago, American troops entered the small village in search of Vietcong guerrillas and, unprovoked, slaughtered more than 500 people—mostly women, children, and the elderly. More »

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      war  • Vietnam  • Vietnam War  • Vietnam veteran  • anniversary  • massacre  • My Lai Massacre

  • December 2007

    • 'Rape of Nanking' Fresh, 70 Years Later

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Dec 15, 07 5:19 AM CST

      'Rape of Nanking' Fresh, 70 Years Later

      Seventy years have passed since the "Rape of Nanking," when Japanese soldiers brutally massacred as many as 300,000 Chinese civilians, but the effects of the trauma are still very much present in China and its relations with Japan. Memorializing the event plays a major role in cementing China's sense of its own history, Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      China  • Japan  • World War II  • massacre

  • August 2007

    • Marines Won't Face Charges in Haditha Case

      newser  |  Union-Tribune (San Diego)  |  Aug 9, 07 6:10 PM CDT

      Marines Won't Face Charges in Haditha Case

      The Marine Corps dropped all charges today against two Marines tied to an alleged massacre of 24 Iraqis in 2005. Citing holes in prosecution evidence, the general reviewing the charges cleared Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, accused of murdering three civilians to avenge a comrade's death, and Capt. Randy Stone, charged with turning a blind eye to the incident in Haditha. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • Marine  • civilian casualties  • massacre  • Haditha  • Randy Stone

  • June 2007

    • Twin Infants Among 6 Dead in Family Massacre

      newser  |  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Jun 11, 07 4:39 AM CDT

      Twin Infants Among 6 Dead in Family Massacre

      Two infant twin boys are among six dead in a Wisconsin massacre that appears to be a murder-suicide. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports a two-year-old girl, found in a van outside the house, survived the slaughter after being shot in the chest. The children's father and a 19-year-old woman were among those killed. More »

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      Wisconsin  • murder suicide  • massacre

    • Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Captured

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 1, 07 5:59 AM CDT

      Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Captured

      One of the most-wanted war criminals in the world—a suspect in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims —has been arrested in Bosnia. Zdravko Tolimir, a 58-year-old Bosnian Serb, was a close aide of Ratko Mladic, the general who led the slaughter, who is still a fugitive, the BBC reports. More »

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      war  • war crimes  • Bosnia  • fugitive  • Belgrade  • The Hague  • criminal  • massacre  • Srebrenica  • Ratko Mladic

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