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The Desecration of Alistair Cooke

Started by tomwatson · 11 månader sedan

Crimes against humanity come large now–wars, holocausts, ethnic cleansing–but sometimes a small horror rises from the past and pierces the heart. Such is the case of a man convicted last week of harvesting and selling body parts, including those of the most civilized ma ... Continue reading »

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  • WHAT?!
    That is ridiculously gruesome and horrible and insane.
  • Ghoul is right! I can only hope that while the grave-robber's in jail, he has to live with himself.
  • I really miss listening to Alistair Cooke's 'Letter from America' on NPR. Very strange that he, of all people fell victim to this organ harvester. I thought being 95 would make one's organs off limits.
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