Word: authoritarianism
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...Pontiff said and how he said it. While the visit was only one stop in a two-week South American tour that also included Uruguay and Argentina, the six-day Chilean stay was the centerpiece. The question on everyone's lips: What would the activist Pope tell his authoritarian host and oppressed flock? Pinochet, 71, is one of South America's two remaining military dictators.* A practicing Roman Catholic, as are 10 million of Chile's 12 million people, he has ruled with an iron hand, claiming that the threat of Communism justified his repressive regime. Opponents accuse the government...
...right of self- determination" but noted that "it is also necessary that respect for human rights is assured." That restraint contrasted with his tough talk aboard the papal jet en route to Uruguay but typified the Pope's comments in Chile. The Polish-born Pontiff is keenly aware that authoritarian and dictatorial governments are not easily budged...
Coerced liberalism is a poor mask for intolerance. Coors may have brought a prejudiced and authoritarian message to Harvard, but it was a message he has every right to express. Harvard students should not be applauded for respecting that right. Because we have in the past proved ourselves intolerant, the University was tragically justified in its use of police-state tactics. Harvard students "did themselves proud" only because they were left no option...
...Australian-born Hannam took a risk in researching his thesis as the authoritarian Indonesian government had officially outlawed foreign studies of villages during the summer. However, Hannam decided to go ahead with his project...
...however, has indulged Calero's backhanded treatment of the UNO. "The CIA thinks the key to everything is the battlefield," says a State Department official. "In their view, if the contras start winning, the political and diplomatic support will follow." Contra supporters may wince at Calero's authoritarian tactics but they are unlikely to abandon him. Says a State Department representative: "Calero commands a lot of loyalty. His guys hold all the guns. If we were to drop him, there would be terrible disruption and dissension." Still, observers believe that the presence of Cruz, a former Sandinista Ambassador to Washington...