If I were to tell you that we visited five countries without a passport, would you believe it? Its true. We toured a castle with Scottish Dancers to entertain us. We had lunch at an Irish pub with a true Irish entertainer. We also toured a beautiful Greek Orthodox Church with a guide to point out the beautiful surroundings and leaded windows, who then fed us a Greek dinner and proceeded to invite members of our group to join in [...]
Daily Archives: May 2, 2012
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Interrogators Speak Out: Torture is Illegal, Immoral and Ineffective
Every interrogation starts with analysis. That is, getting to know the detainee, researching their background, exploring their relationships with others, reviewing any available information and figuring out what makes them tick — their background, motivations, what drove them into violent extremism and a baseline of how the detainee responds to questions. To do this, an interrogator needs a detainees trust, which is best developed by establishing rapport. Only then can interrogators leverage their knowledge to convince a detainee to engage [...]
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Robert Stanley Rickard, 84
Robert Stanley Rickard, 84, of Cedar Grove passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012. Born on June 30, 1927 in East Orange, he was raised in upper Vailsburg section of Newark, then moving to East Orange where he graduated Clifford Scott High School in 1945, he was known as the Flying Wedge, due to his sports activity. He also lived in Newark, Verona, Malvern, Pa., Bloomfield, Montclair and West Orange before moving to Cedar Grove in June of 1993. He [...]
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MURRIETA: Animal Friends tee up golf tournament
Animal Friends of the Valleys has set an April 20 fundraising golf tournament. The event, called FORE … the Animals will be at The Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta. The fee to play is $100 per person for a round of golf and lunch. It is $350 for a party of four. Players will receive warm-up balls, a golf cart, a barbecue lunch, and a raffle ticket for a chance to win a golf-related prize. Organizers are seeking [...]
