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Former authoritarian Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte holding a rifle at a crime scene, 1997. At this point he was Mayor of Davao city, and he later confessed that during his mayoral career he used to ride around the city looking for criminals to kill personally. (1920x1318)
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General William C. Westmoreland at Camp Evans, South Vietnam, unknown date
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Five officials in formal robes at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, 1926
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“I am going to die a good Catholic and a soldier of the Irish Republic. Lord Jesus give me courage in my last moments. If I had only got told of my sentence, I would have been well prepared before now. Oh mother if I could only see you.” James Fisher(18). First of 81 executions Nov.17,1922 (217x338)
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Two peasants from the region around Rome. A daguerreotype by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1842.
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Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein & Saudi Arabian King Fahd examining a gold-plated rifle Fahd gave Saddam as a gift, early 1980's. At the time the Sunni House of Saud was backing Saddam in his war against Shia-dominated Iran. (1200x800)
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“Amateurs talk tactics, professionals study logistics”-General Omar Bradley. Omaha beach, June 9th, 1944
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Actor Kyle MacLachlan gets a piggyback ride from “Dune” author, Frank Herbert. 1984
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Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki beached on Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands, circa 1944
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