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“Its general problem is it can’t get the perpetrators in custody,” said Stephen Rapp, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes and chairman for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Our story is about Australia, and the train is your vessel to get there,” says Malcolm Bendrau, chef and food & beverage general manager on The Ghan.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Scientists and the general public will have access to all of Roman's data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
It now offers more than 50,000 $1 Hollywood Bowl tickets annually — some seats are open to the general public and others are given out by the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
There is more, but that is the general idea.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Attorney generals in only four states — California, Texas, Florida and Illinois — even acknowledged receipt of Mexico’s demands, Velasco said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Former four-star generals, Pentagon officials and congressional staffers alike find a welcome reception in the industry they once oversaw.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The idea to accommodate Nazi generals in comfort to lure them into indiscretions was a "brilliantly devious strategy", Albano said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
There were also reports of parents bringing their petitions to Union Army generals stationed in Maryland.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The discipline, as the rebel generals said afterwards, was not Pictish.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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