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  • During the Bloody Sunday tribunal, a British agent codenamed "Infliction" alleged that McGuinness fired on the army just before members of 2Para fired on demonstrators, although another IRA informer – Willie Carlin – came out of hiding in 2001 to give evidence to Saville rejecting those allegations.

    Put McGuinness in dock too, say British officers 2010

  • While studying make-up with the famous Dick Smith, he got his first job for Infliction films on the movie Divided into Zero, a short film by Mitch Davis (co-founder of the Fantasia film festival).

    Recon 2020: Information | SciFi UK Review 2006

  • Since some people apparently don†™ t know the definition of “torture” †¦ tor·ture n.a. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.

    Think Progress » Legal Advocate For Torture Being Considered For Top Judicial Post 2006

  • How about the American Heritage dictionary: 1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.

    How much waterboarding...? Steven Barnes 2007

  • How about the American Heritage dictionary: 1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Steven Barnes 2007

  • Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of coercion to gain information.

    Archive 2005-11-01 2005

  • (END VIDEO CLIP) FOREMAN: The definition of torture is: Infliction of severe physical as a means of punishment or coercion.

    CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2005 2005

  • Infliction of loss on enemy forces, or support of own forces hard pressed, may always seem tempting immediate objectives in war.

    Sound Military Decision 1915

  • Infliction or expulsion was the alternative! and as the form of government was a despotism -- like all despotisms -- it was subject, at intervals, to great convulsions.

    Rattlin the Reefer Edward Howard 1820

  • The intelligence services were also unwilling to produce Infliction for cross-examination - or give a written statement, for the same reason.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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