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...colorful like 2004's so-called Orange Revolution in nearby Ukraine. More likely it would be a smoldering, painful and drawn-out affair, not unlike that of Solidarity in Poland over 30 years ago-Belarus has slid that far back under Lukashenko's decade-long reign. And a bloody backlash at some point remains a serious possibility; despite all his bravado, Lukashenko is cornered and nervous. The election, he said soon after, had "convincingly demonstrated who is the master of our house." And he isn't eager to hand over the keys...
...Riots at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle signal a backlash against free trade...
...Pearl River Delta can be assured of a hearing on the evening news. And just as in the 1980s, when U.S. legislators had panic attacks after Japanese investors overpaid for everything from Hawaiian beachfront hotels to the Rockefeller Center, the foreign ownership of key domestic industries is promoting a backlash. "Countries are still trying to keep some poles of industrial strength within their economies," says Courtis. "I wouldn't have any problems whatsoever if the British apparel industry was taken over entirely by Bangladesh firms," Wade says. But as for "strategic industries" like energy, water, airports and aerospace, he continues...
...That would restore credibility to the tribunal and allow Serbia to proceed with long-delayed talks to join the E.U. But the deadline is unlikely to be met. The death of Milosevic has fanned nationalist sentiment and increased fears among officials that arresting Mladic now would produce a violent backlash that could threaten government stability. "We are in deep trouble," a senior Serb official involved in the hunt for Mladic tells Time, on condition of anonymity. "There was a time when we could have arrested Mladic but we didn't. Now we want...
...rising casualty count has prompted a barrage of calls from opposition M.P.s for a parliamentary debate. But stung by a backlash from Canadians angered by what they consider a betrayal of the soldiers risking their lives overseas, Liberal and New Democratic Party (N.D.P.) critics now claim they were not asking for a vote to terminate the mission--just a more thorough exploration of the rationale for war. "We still don't know exactly what the terms of engagement are, under whose auspices we are operating," says defense critic Dawn Black of the N.D.P. Acting Liberal leader Bill Graham says...