"It is not only Hadji Murad and his tragic end that interest me," he wrote.
In the turmoil-ridden latter part of the decade, the emergence of the counterculture produced a brief revival of interest in tragic outlaws, exemplified by "Easy Rider" -- even though few viewers of this mediocre but highly influential film even noticed that the free spirits at its center were making their living as drug dealers.
This conflict of interest has tragic dimensions.
We appreciate FORBES' interest in the tragic incidence of exploitive child labor.
There are profound, and potentially competing, interests at stake in these tragic cases, which mandate careful consideration and militate against a rush to judgment.
His elder brother Stuart introduced him to early rock'n'roll, sparking off lasting interests in the tragic figures of Cochran, Buddy Holly and Johnny Kidd, and the Teddy Boy fashion he briefly revived in the mid-'70s.
Paul Tidball, governor of the Prison Governors Assocation, recently said: "For prisons to become less effective in reducing offending is tragic enough, and against the interests of society and the taxpayer, but the potential catastrophe of widespread disorder resulting from foolhardy cuts takes the debate to another level".
Paul Tidball, chairman of the Prison Governors Association, recently observed: "For prisons to become less effective in reducing offending is tragic enough, and against the interests of our society and the taxpayer, but the potential catastrophe of widespread disorder resulting from foolhardy cuts takes the debate to another level".
I wrote about Peter last year, and am happy that the post sparked new interest in tracing his tragic trajectory.
The calculated silence of special interest groups at these tragic times raises questions towards their real identity.
