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...that losing East Timor would simply spur secessionist movements inside Indonesia ? which, after all, is an archipelago of diverse ethnic, religious and linguistic identities united only by the fact that they were once all colonized by the Dutch. With anti-independence militias appearing to be preparing to launch a bloodbath, the people of East Timor may again pay a heavy price for Indonesia?s insecurity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Timor Anti-Independence Forces Show Their Hand | 8/31/1999 | See Source »

...clear. But here's one: after last week's rout, dot.com stocks are 40% to 60% off their peaks, and investors are finding there is no safety net in Netland. For those with faith and a long investment horizon, discounted prices today are compelling. That's why the bloodbath didn't turn into a bigger catastrophe. Early last Thursday, Net stocks were in free fall and touching their lowest levels of the year. Enough investors suddenly viewed them as bargains so that prices turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Net Losses | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...Kurdish guerrilla leader's trial entered its second day with Ocalan urging his supporters to lay down their arms and warning of a bloodbath if he's executed. Ocalan's comments confirm suggestions that he is bargaining for his life in court rather than facing a trial in the sense that any of Turkey's NATO allies might use the term. Ocalan's lawyers complain that they've had no unfettered access to their client, and human rights organizations have questioned the credentials of a court in which one of the judges is a military appointee. Although the charges against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey Puts Itself on Trial in Ocalan Case | 6/1/1999 | See Source »

Meanwhile, over at the 4DRulers booth, president Joel Huenink is cheerily touting the virtues of his new game Gore, which revolves around a battle for scarce energy resources in a post-apocalyptic world. "There's kind of a bloodbath fighting over it, so that's why we call it Gore," he explains helpfully. Does it have a lot of, you know, gore? "It will." He beams. Then he notices the press badge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Room Full of Doom | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...odds, the families' assets and homeowner's insurance wouldn't go far. The school district is another possibility, if it is shown that Columbine High officials ignored signs that Harris and Klebold were a threat. Among those warning signals: a videotape the two boys made simulating a school bloodbath; and some verbal threats made by Harris. Yet even if the school blundered, Colorado gives the government immunity except in rare cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Grief: The Lawyers | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

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