"And McChrystal's request, that we need to actually protect the Afghanis in this situation as opposed to just go after and try to kill bad guys on the other team, is a very different approach than Vietnam and I don't think has received enough attention, " Clemons said.

CNN: Afghanistan haunted by ghost of Vietnam

When Robinson rises from his seat, surprised and enraged, Rickey tells him that he wants someone with the guts not to fight back, since a brawling black man, in a team sport like baseball, would quickly kill the cause.

NEWYORKER: Artful Dodgers

He regularly clowns for the gallery: He nods vigorously in assent when his defense team says Moussaoui believes they are out to kill him, then shakes his head just as vigorously when the defense describes how they've been trying to save him from the death penalty.

NPR: Moussaoui Courts Death, and the Media, at Trial

The team of researchers have tested on rats a device that heats a wound to kill off bugs.

BBC: 'Melt in the body' electronics devised