For his story on the economics of Somali piracy, WIRED contributing editor Scott Carney spoke to one of the ocean-going hijackers. They talked about how to negotiate a ransom, when to kill a hostage, and how to avoid the Navy. Here’s the uncut…
Posts Tagged ‘kill’
Hal Turner, Talk Radio Host, Denies Threatening To Kill Judges
July 28th, 2009 |
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CHICAGO — A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a potential plot to assassinate President Barack Obama, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Extremist blog…
Otty Sanchez: Mother Says Devil Made Her Kill Son
July 27th, 2009 |
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DALLAS — Police said they found a 3 1/2-week-old infant stabbed and decapitated in a Texas home on Sunday and his mother screaming that she killed her son after the devil told her to do it.
Otty Sanchez, 33, of San Antonio, was taken to…
Fecal Transplants Used To Kill Colon Superbug
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Some Oklahoma patients are opting for an admittedly gross procedure to kill superbugs living in their colons.
Integris Baptist Medical Center doctors recently gave fecal transplants to three patients suffering from Clostridium difficile, also…
Sahil Kapur: Michael Steele’s Transparent Ploys To Kill Health Care Reform
July 22nd, 2009 |
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After months of floundering as RNC chair, Michael Steele has found his calling card: kill President Obama’s health care plan. That should help restore his…
Flash floods kill 36 in India, displace thousands
July 20th, 2009 |
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Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa and inundated half a million homes, officials and witnesses said on Monday. Rivers breached embankments, submerged hundreds of villages in low-lying areas and damaged
Orszag: Republicans Trying To Kill Health Care Reform Through Delay
July 19th, 2009 |
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President Obama’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, accused Senate Republicans on Sunday of trying to kill health care reform by dragging out the legislative process.
Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Orszag…
Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, dent investor confidence
July 17th, 2009 |
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Bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta’s business district on Friday. Nine people were killed and dozens wounded in attacks that could dent investor confidence in Indonesia.
Jakarta hotel bombs kill nine
July 17th, 2009 |
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Bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta’s business district on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens in attacks that could dent investor confidence in Indonesia. A car bomb also blew up along a toll road in North Jakarta, police said
Taliban: Will Kill Captured US Soldier If Military Ops Continue
July 16th, 2009 |
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KABUL — Local Taliban commanders threatened Thursday to kill a captured American soldier unless the U.S. military stops operations in two districts of southeastern Afghanistan.
The Taliban claimed last week to be holding the soldier, wh…
CIA Secret Program Was To Capture Or Kill Al Qaeda Operatives
July 13th, 2009 |
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A secret Central Intelligence Agency initiative terminated by Director Leon Panetta was an attempt to carry out a 2001 presidential authorization to capture or kill al Qaeda operatives, according to former intelligence officials familiar with …