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...must mediate between an Aceh not yet prepared to trust its old oppressors-the central government and the military-and a Jakarta still unconvinced of the new governor's loyalty to the nation. (At his inauguration inside the parliament building in Banda Aceh, Irwandi stood politely as the Indonesian anthem played, while Acehnese watching via screens outside jeered.) In return for G.A.M. abandoning its claim for independence, Jakarta has promised Aceh greater autonomy over its own affairs. But Irwandi must still win over a local legislature packed with pro-Jakarta nationalists and reform a dysfunctional bureaucracy which, with the help...
...Samoan Hawaiian used football to escape the "banana ghetto." Singing the national anthem before a Green Bay Packers game inspired the music career he has pursued since he left the NFL in '99. Although he officially came out in 2002, he has been with his partner for a decade, and they have adopted twins...
...Harvard athletic venue in many years. Four students in uniform marched in step to center court, two standard bearers, one holding the American flag, another the flag of the state of Massachusetts, with an individual with a rifle on either side. The cadets presented arms, and the anthem played. Instead of turning to face the American flag on the back wall of Lavietes for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner, as per usual, Harvard head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith directed her team toward the color guard at halfcourt.The four students are members of Harvard ROTC, an organization of only...
...backed by hard-line veterans of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army, a guerrilla force that waged a ruthless war against Serbs. In the short run, Kurti's extreme views are unlikely to attract many followers, but that could change once the Kosovars discover that having a national flag and anthem will not automatically bring jobs and put food on the table. One thing diplomats rarely discuss is the sustainability of Kosovo's economy: an unemployment rate estimated at 50% coupled with rampant corruption and an absence of the rule of law presents a tough challenge for any elected government, independent...
...fierceness, Dayan describes the reality that he sees around him: ''Everyone around here hates everyone, and everyone hates the Jews. I want to avoid killing Arabs, and so I want to expel them. You know, at a Super Bowl in America, I saw a black man singing the national anthem. In Israel, you would not find one Arab, not one, to sing the national anthem of Israel!'' But the Jews have granted the Arabs no voice. It is grotesque to invite the mute to sing. In Kafr Qaddum, an Arab village in the hills of the West Bank...