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Mother suggested blood-letting, but I believe it weakens rather than strengthens me—a lunatic opinion, as far as Mother is concerned.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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It is not coincidental that this ritual of tribal belonging necessitates the cutting, blood-letting, and altering -- in a public ceremony -- of the male child's sexual organ.
Miriam Pollack: Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power Miriam Pollack 2011
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If I recall my schoolroom days, the rebels who did not die in battle were executed, but the blood-letting did not stop there.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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So, what does he offer in return .... leeches and blood-letting.
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Worse, turning Libya's internal blood-letting into a NATO conflict further transformed the alliance into a transmission belt of unnecessary war.
Doug Bandow: "Victory" in Libya: No Model for U.S. Foreign Policy Doug Bandow 2011
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And although this "turnaround" faculty has yet to complete its first year, it already appears there will be more blood-letting at the school in the days ahead.
Matt Farmer: Another Marshall Plan Matt Farmer 2011
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Mother suggested blood-letting, but I believe it weakens rather than strengthens me—a lunatic opinion, as far as Mother is concerned.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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The al-Qaida leader was convinced that only a massive blood-letting on the scale of 9/11 would have the necessary shock factor to effect a change in US policy around the region.
Osama bin Laden sought 'new 9/11' to force US out of Middle East 2011
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And although this "turnaround" faculty has yet to complete its first year, it already appears there will be more blood-letting at the school in the days ahead.
Matt Farmer: Another Marshall Plan Matt Farmer 2011
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Hastening their victory will improve the chances for success afterwards, since the longer the blood-letting continues, the more scores there will be to settle and the more capable future Libyan leaders will be killed.
Why Gadhafi's Fall Is in America's Interests Paul Wolfowitz 2011
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