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The Guardian Weekend p. 24 26.8.2006
We shall not be moved
Some joined the US military as a patriotic duty, some to better themselves,
but the horrors of serving in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib, changed everything.
Deserters tell Gary Younge why they had to quit
The Guardian Weekend
pp. 22-29
Saturday August 26, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1857415,00.html
AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/lists/links.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-01-lohan-aa_x.htm
AAAA
Association for the Annihilation of the Aberrant Apostrophe
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054453/KEITH-WATERHOUSE-Apostrophes--AAAA-fights-back.html
AARP
American Association of Retired People
USA
http://www.aarp.org/aboutaarp/
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/aarp/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/health/policy/04aarp.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/19insure.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/politics/30retire.html
A&E
Accident and emergency (department / unit)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/17/health.nhs1
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1323930,00.html
AB FAB
Absolutely Fabulous
Wednesday, March 29,
2006
ABA
American Bar Association USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-04-alito_x.htm
A.C.L.U.
American Civil Liberties Union USA
http://www.aclu.org/
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/american_civil_liberties_union/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/world/30intel.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/us/16charity.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-20-aclu_x.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/national/05aclu.html
ACORN
Arkansas Community Organizations for Reform Now
USA
http://www.acorn.org/
AD
Anno Domini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jul/08/hoard-roman-coins-somerset
ad / advert
advertisement
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-29-obama-tvad_N.htm
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1741361,00.html
A.D.H.D.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/12/are-americans-more-prone-to-adhd
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/30/hyperactive-children-genetic-disorder-study
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/29/adhd-aspergers-children-advice
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/21/health/healthguide/TE_ADHD_CLIPS.html#
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/overview.html
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1725192,00.html
A.G. / AG
Attorney General USA
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Mukasey-CIA-Videotapes.html
AGM
Annual General Meeting
AI
Artificial Intelligence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/artificialintelligenceai
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/science/26mccarthy.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/25/james-murdoch-shareholders-news-corp
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/technology/14artificial.html
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/opinion/a-decade-of-progress-on-aids.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/0,,405525,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1961903,00.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-04-aids-anniversary_x.htm
http://www.unaids.org/en/default.as
http://www.worldaidsday.org/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/africa/2000/aids_in_africa/default.stm
aka / a k a
Also known as
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/crossword-blog/2012/apr/05/crossword-blog-meet-setter-shed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/26/plan-b-listen-to-my-music
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/feb/15/curveball-cia-iraq-interactive-timeline
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/opinion/20krugman.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2069312,00.html
In the
1940's,
Malcolm Little a k a Detroit Red (and, later, a k a
Malcolm X, a k a El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)
wanted to impress
co-conspirators in petty crime with his ruthlessness and daring.
He loaded his
pistol with a single bullet, twirled the cylinder, put the muzzle to his head
and fired.
The gesture demonstrated that he was unafraid of death and therefore
not afraid of much else.
And when he recounts the story in his 1965
autobiography ("as told to" Alex Haley),
the reader is also impressed - though
evidence of his brilliance,
fury and self-destructiveness is, by then, hardly
necessary.
The Personal Evolution of a Civil Rights Giant, §1, NYT, May 19, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/arts/design/19malccut.html
Ala.
Alabama USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-24-plane-crash_x.htm
AM
Ante Meridiem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock
AMAs
American Music Awards
ANC
African National Congress SA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,,2233031,00.html
AP
Associated Press
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
http://www.apec.org/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-11-18-apec-summit_x.htm
APR
Annual Percentage Rate
Ark.
Arkansas USA
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/22/us/AP-US-Arkansas-Officers-Shot.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/01/us/AP-US-Recruiters-Shot.html
ARMs
Adjustable-rate mortgages USA
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2006-12-13-mortgagedelinquencies_x.htm
ASA
Advertising Standards Authority
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/asa
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/20/waitrose-ad-heston-blumental
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-11-20-inauguration_N.htm
Rex Morgan Woody
Wilson and Graham Nolan 26.4.2005
http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/rmorgan/about.htm
The Guardian p. 30
23.9.2006
ASBO / ASBOs / Asbos
Anti-social behaviour order(s)
Rough justice
Probation officer John Bell tells how shocked he was by the scope and length
of an antisocial behaviour order that led to an illiterate, homeless man being
imprisoned
The Guardian > Society p. 1
Wednesday August 10, 2005
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1545737,00.html
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/anti-social-behaviour/penalties/anti-social-behaviour-orders/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1968195,00.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1817432,00.html
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,2059265,00.html
http://society.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/apr/19/1?picture=329784506
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,6903,1489614,00.html
http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1338057,00.html
Aspies
affectionate name that people
diagnosed with Asperger syndrome call themselves
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/opinion/aspergers-history-of-over-diagnosis.html
ATM / A.T.M.
Automatic Telling Machine ( parodique :
Always Taking
Money )
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/global/21barron.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/nyregion/31nyc.html
http://money.guardian.co.uk/saving/banks/story/0,12410,1606137,00.html
http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,1456,1487105,00.html
ATV
All-terrain vehicle
Pat Bagley
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah
Cagle
8 July 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/business/24atv.html
AV
alternative voting
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/15/alternative-vote-referendum-chesterfield
AWOL
Absent without leave
The Guardian Weekend
p. 24 26.8.2006
We shall not be moved
Some joined the US military as a patriotic duty, some to better themselves,
but the horrors of serving in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib, changed everything.
Deserters tell Gary Younge why they had to quit
The Guardian Weekend
pp. 22-29 Saturday August 26, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1857415,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/05/anti-war-soldier-jailed-afghanistan
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-11-awol_x.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1857415,00.html
AZ
Arizona USA
Brian Fairrington
Cagle
27 April 2010
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