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River in western Beleriand, which runs close to Nargothrond. It provided a natural defence for this city against the forces of Morgoth, which mostly fear water. That is, until Turin foolishly advised the elves to build a bridge, which provided a handy access route for Glaurung...
It's featured in Tolkien's book The Silmarillion - see the map at the back for exact details of where it goes.
by Andy May 11, 2004
Get the Narog mug.Terrorist/paramilitary group in Colombia. A far-right group. The acronym is for United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia. The group's only reason for existence is to assassinate left-wing rebels and especially people suspected of sympathising with them or of struggling for social improvement. This group murders thousands of peasants, trade union leaders, human rights activists, liberal and left-wing politicians, etc., every year.
They wear what they call "the mask of the executioner", but apart from that, they are mostly regular Colombian soldiers and are effectively the dirty tricks wing of the Colombian army which covers for the government and its US allies because they can disavow responsibility for AUC atrocities. The current president Uribe is a close ally of AUC and has hired them in the past.
They wear what they call "the mask of the executioner", but apart from that, they are mostly regular Colombian soldiers and are effectively the dirty tricks wing of the Colombian army which covers for the government and its US allies because they can disavow responsibility for AUC atrocities. The current president Uribe is a close ally of AUC and has hired them in the past.
Although AUC are major drug traffickers and closely linked to drug barons, and are also on the US's terrorism watch list, they are indirect beneficiaries of the US intervention in Colombia, which is directed mainly against left-wing rebels.
AUC troops have recently turned up in various incidents in Venezuela, on the side of the reactionary opposition movement.
AUC troops have recently turned up in various incidents in Venezuela, on the side of the reactionary opposition movement.
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Get the wetbag mug.CIA manual written in the 1980s and available on the web because it was released under official secrets laws pre-911.
It's revealing because many of the torture tactics now publicised by Iraq abuse photos and Guantanamo survivors' revelations were advocated in the section on "coercive interrogations". In other words, fuck this shit about bad eggs - this was US fucking policy even before 911.
It's revealing because many of the torture tactics now publicised by Iraq abuse photos and Guantanamo survivors' revelations were advocated in the section on "coercive interrogations". In other words, fuck this shit about bad eggs - this was US fucking policy even before 911.
by Andy May 14, 2004
Get the Kubark mug.Character in the Suikoden series of games. Known as "Blue Lightning Flik", he is a roguish-looking man who wears a blue robe and bandanna, has spiky hair and wields a sword.
He's in love with Odessa who... well I won't spoil the story but suffice to say this motivates his role in the original Suikoden game. Assumed dead at the end, he reappears intact for Suikoden II - intact enough to be stalked by Nina the Greenhill student throughout most of the game...
He has a lightning rune and so can use lightning magic, hence his nickname.
He's in love with Odessa who... well I won't spoil the story but suffice to say this motivates his role in the original Suikoden game. Assumed dead at the end, he reappears intact for Suikoden II - intact enough to be stalked by Nina the Greenhill student throughout most of the game...
He has a lightning rune and so can use lightning magic, hence his nickname.
by Andy May 15, 2004
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