They treated us viciously

The US and UK both began on a gold and silver standard long since abandoned

That is more than a necessity imposed by the barbarism of the past it is a responsibility to history.

In another, a mad elephant charged wildly down a street, forcing everyone to flee.

Wael Abbas is an anti torture activist who posts videos of Egypt s police brutality.

The freedom that was won in 1990 brought about a state of anarchy in the city, while the barbarism of the '90s brought about a loss of hope for the city.

His whole, high, broad form weighed down upon a barbaric white leg carved from the jawbone of a whale.

A million people lost their lives in the savagery of the subcontinent s partition into India and Pakistan, and 13 million more were displaced, most forcibly.

However, the most barbaric and horrific hunting trip was that of King George V who visited Nepal after being crowned Emperor of India in 1911.

In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which nature has placed on their shoulders.

It is astounding to think that people still speak of the barbarism and savagery of cultures who possessed the refinement and skill needed to turn gold into art, as evidenced by the collection in the Museo del Oro.

The United States seems as capable of barbarism as anyone else, as the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison make clear.

Similarly, Israelis and Palestinians have both engaged in barbaric acts in a tragic interplay of mutual fear that empowers extremists in both communities.

My own inquiry, in which I contacted Timorese who were either directly involved as demonstrators or bystanders who witnessed the incident, also confirmed that the demonstration was wild, unruly and provocative.

If so, their barbarism demands scrutiny in relation to both historical precedent and to our modernity rather than merely being labeled monstrous (though it certainly is that).

Neonaticide (killing infants that are less than one day old), infanticide (killing infants that are more than one day old), and the practice of disposing of female children in favor of male offspring are not only barbaric they have led to imbalanced gender ratios in many emerging markets.

But even healthy reproduction has a dark side. Neonaticide (killing infants that are less than one day old), infanticide (killing infants that are more than one day old), and the practice of disposing of female children in favor of male offspring are not only barbaric they have led to imbalanced gender ratios in many emerging markets.