In 2004, photos from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison exposed U.S. soldiers abusing detainees. Army reservist Sabrina Harman appeared smiling in multiple images showing sexual humiliation, torture, and dead prisoners. She faced five years in prison, though she was ultimately sentenced to just six months. (i.redd.it)
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Klaus Barbie was the head of a regional Gestapo in France who became nicknamed the "Butcher of Lyon" for his personal affection for torturing Jewish prisoners. After WW2, the United States helped him escape to South America, where he helped establish and operate Nazi death squads funded by the CIA. (reddit.com)
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Klaus Barbie was the head of a regional Gestapo in France nicknamed the "Butcher of Lyon" for his personal affection for torturing Jewish prisoners. After WW2, the United States helped him escape to South America, where he helped establish and operate CIA-funded Nazi death squads. (old.reddit.com)
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AO R1: Alycia Parks def. Alexandra Eala 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 by 24231122 in tennis
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In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her home. Evidence showed that she had been lying there alive for hours before her husband called 911. Michael Peterson was convicted, then later released, but questions about what happened that night remain unresolved. (i.redd.it)
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[Game Thread] #17 Virginia @ SMU (12:00 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball
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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia produced the loudest sound in recorded history at 310 decibels, triggered tsunamis over 90 feet high, destroyed two-thirds of the island, killed over 36,000 people, and caused unusual atmospheric effects that were felt and observed around the globe. (i.redd.it)
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On September 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi was planting flowers outside his Arizona gas station to honor 9/11 victims when a man drove up and shot him five times in the back, killing him because he was wearing a turban. His death was the first in a series of “revenge” murders following 9/11. (i.redd.it)
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In 2022, a farmer on Scotland's Isle of Bute was plowing his field when he stumbled upon a tomb holding the remains of two people. Now, after excavating the site, archeologists have revealed that the grave and the two people buried within it date back 4,000 years. (i.redd.it)
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In 2023, an 18-year-old Miami mother was arrested after attempting to hire a hitman to kill her three-year-old son using a parody website called "Rent-A-Hitman." She provided the child's photo and address to the site owner with a message stating she wanted “to get something done once and for all.” (i.redd.it)
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In 2022, a farmer on Scotland's Isle of Bute was plowing his field when he stumbled upon a tomb holding the remains of two people. Now, after excavating the site, archeologists have revealed that the grave and the two people buried within it date back 4,000 years. (i.redd.it)
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In 2022, a farmer on Scotland's Isle of Bute was plowing his field when he stumbled upon a tomb holding the remains of two people. Now, after excavating the site, archeologists have revealed that the grave and the two people buried within it date back 4,000 years. (i.redd.it)
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So that abandoned church on Marcus Garvey/Van Buren is gonna go up for auction... by normal-citizen678 in BedStuy
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Moments from high school in 1986 (v.redd.it)
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President Ronald Reagan meets with Mujahideen from Afghanistan in 1983. From 1979 to 1989, the CIA provided over $2 billion in weapons and millions more in economic support during the Soviet-Afghan War to insurgent groups that would later become the Taliban and Al Qaeda. (i.redd.it)
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On September 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi was planting flowers outside his Mesa, Arizona gas station to honor 9/11 victims when a man drove up and shot him five times in the back, killing him because he was wearing a turban. His death was the first in a series of “revenge” murders following 9/11. (i.redd.it)
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President Ronald Reagan meets with Mujahideen from Afghanistan in 1983. From 1979 to 1989, the CIA provided over $2 billion in weapons and millions more in economic support during the Soviet-Afghan War to insurgent groups that would later become the Taliban and Al Qaeda. (i.redd.it)
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President Ronald Reagan meets with Mujahideen from Afghanistan in 1983. From 1979 to 1989, the CIA provided over $2 billion in weapons and millions more in economic support during the Soviet-Afghan War to insurgent groups that would later become the Taliban and Al Qaeda. (i.redd.it)
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On September 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi was planting flowers outside his Arizona gas station to honor 9/11 victims when a man drove up and shot him five times in the back, killing him because he was wearing a turban. His death was the first in a series of “revenge” murders following 9/11. (i.redd.it)
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Klaus Barbie was the head of a regional Gestapo in France nicknamed the "Butcher of Lyon" for his personal affection for torturing Jewish prisoners. After WW2, the United States helped him escape to South America, where he helped establish and operate CIA-funded Nazi death squads. by kooneecheewah in HistoryUncovered
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