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The sailors were turned awayAhhhhh now that’s worse. The Trump people did more than just tell the Navy to hide the name McCain.
… Read the restAlthough Navy officials insisted they did not hide the ship, the John S. McCain, they did give all of the sailors aboard the day off on Tuesday as Mr. Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base.
Two Navy sailors, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said that the McCain sailors were not invited to hear Mr. Trump speak that day aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp, while sailors from other American warships at the base were.
A Navy service member based on Yokosuka said that all of the American warships in the harbor
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By Leo Igwe, February 16, 2018 Belief in child witches is widespread in this region and children who are accused are sometimes tortured and killed.
By Leo Igwe, September 13, 2017 Cases of torture and killing of persons who are accused of witchcraft are widespread in Nigeria. Many of these cases take place in remote communities and are largely unreported.
By Leo Igwe, July 9, 2017 Next time you encounter those peddlers of dubious superstitious, religious and paranormal beliefs, whether online or offline, let them know in no uncertain terms that: I doubt it; you doubt it; we doubt it!
By Thomas R. DeGregori, April 22, 2017 The iconic Cowboy, not the real one, is being used to demonize immigrants.
By Thomas R. DeGregori, April 20, 2017 We are all products of a continuous process of what we obtain from elsewhere from trade or other contacts or what immigrants bring us.
By Thomas R. DeGregori, April 19, 2017 My Real America recognizes the various heritages that have allowed us to shape our country including the Vaquero heritage that created the modern Cowboy.
By Leo Igwe, March 29, 2017 The standards of science in Africa, what is regarded as science or scientific in Africa, should not be different from what applies in other parts of the world.
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