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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Military coups typically succeed such popular murmurs of dissatisfaction when true societal development does not keep up with political reform. Nigerian citizens cannot afford another military coup, but according to Obasanjo, the real issue is whether the world can afford to pay $30 billion to avoid another military coup in Nigeria. With ambiguities about the future of military institutions in countries such as Nigeria, it would appear that the situation could quickly develop into a blackmail of the global financial assistance system. This is why President Obasanjo's threat to the western world--that if the external debt...
...Nations peace-keeping missions in Liberia, Sierra-Leone and other troubled regions would save a lot of money and show Nigerians and the world that Obasanjo is willing and able to trim the military down to size. Nigeria does not need a huge military and neither can the country afford one. Let the rich and stable countries supply the troops for UN missions, thank...
...once he lost his job at Harvard, Abramian could not afford to take classes without the employee tuition discount. He was unable to make payments on his car or house, and was quickly out on the streets...
...able to read your article sans glasses after going from 20/200 with an astigmatism to 20/15 in both eyes, thanks to LASIK. Was it uncomfortable? Slightly. Is it amazing? Absolutely. To be able to see my children in the water at the beach is truly wonderful. Could I afford it? No way. So to my incredible mother who gave me (and my sister) the gift of sight after 20-plus years, I say, "You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." ELLEN MURPHY BENNETT Atlanta...
CHIP IN FOR BLUE CHIPS Can't afford $125 for a share of GE? Buy it on the installment plan. Starting in mid-November, even the smallest investors will be able to buy partial shares of some 300 heavily traded stocks on Sharebuilder.com With no minimum required to open an account or make a trade, this site is geared for beginners--i.e., mutual-fund investors curious about stock picking or kids just cracking open their piggy banks--and charges only $2 a purchase ($1 for kids) and $20 a sale...