Dr Bunsen
31-10-2005, 03:11 PM
[The D'Alliance] Death in Singapore
Tuong Van Nguyen, a 25-year old Australian, will soon be put to death by hanging for smuggling 396.2 grams of heroin <em>out of</em> Singapore.
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<b><a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17009709%255E2862,00.html">His mother made a heartfelt plea for his life</a></b>, but Singapore President S.R. Nathan has refused to grant him clemency.
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<b><a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17057362%255E2862,00.html">Despite ongoing legal maneuvers, it looks like it may be too late</a></b>.
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The totalitarian element of America's drug war extremists must be giddy. After all, their drug war can't be fought without casualties or collateral damage.
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The legacy of Mao Zedong lives on. His government's policy of mass incarceration and execution of drug offenders probably provides the sordid inspiration for Singapore's policy. Personally, I think the only tangible value of Mao today is as <b><a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0425/is_2_58/ai_55427197/print">an icon used in kitschy art</a></b>.
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Tuong Van Nguyen, a 25-year old Australian, will soon be put to death by hanging for smuggling 396.2 grams of heroin <em>out of</em> Singapore.
<p>
<b><a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17009709%255E2862,00.html">His mother made a heartfelt plea for his life</a></b>, but Singapore President S.R. Nathan has refused to grant him clemency.
<p>
<b><a href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17057362%255E2862,00.html">Despite ongoing legal maneuvers, it looks like it may be too late</a></b>.
<p>
The totalitarian element of America's drug war extremists must be giddy. After all, their drug war can't be fought without casualties or collateral damage.
<p>
The legacy of Mao Zedong lives on. His government's policy of mass incarceration and execution of drug offenders probably provides the sordid inspiration for Singapore's policy. Personally, I think the only tangible value of Mao today is as <b><a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0425/is_2_58/ai_55427197/print">an icon used in kitschy art</a></b>.
Read More... (http://www.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=24143)