Word: boycotts
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...five cabinet positions left vacant in Tuesday's swearing in of a new Iraqi cabinet - and the decision by Sunni vice president Ghazi al-Yawer to boycott the ceremony - suggest that democracy and civil war are not mutually exclusive in Iraq. To be sure, the cabinet of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari- the first government chosen by Iraqis themselves in a half-century-is an historic milestone. It is difficult to envisage circumstances in which Iraqis would be prepared to surrender their hard-earned right to choose their leaders. Unfortunately, democracy has not resolved the ethnic conflict among them, which...
...Sunni boycott of the polls underscores the fact that those Sunnis currently sitting in parliament are not considered representative by the community, and more influential clerical and political groups have thus far kept their distance from the new order. That has created a situation where the insurgents have the loudest Sunni voice in the current political landscape. Although the spectacular terror strikes of the Zarqawi-led al-Qaeda faction may get the most headlines, the bulk of the insurgency is believed to be composed of Sunni fighters motivated by a combination of nationalist and Islamist sentiments...
...looming. More than 20 online activists were detained last year for several weeks and beaten for antigovernment criticism. In response, dozens of blogs have sprung up offering instructions on how to remain anonymous and circumvent government filters. With the June presidential elections approaching, some bloggers are campaigning for a boycott, while others support reformist candidates and argue for participation. "Weblogs are one weapon," says a blogger known as Saena, "that even the Islamic Republic cannot beat." --By Nahid Siamdoust
...POSSIBLE BOYCOTT. We are not going to boycott the election, even if we know it is going to be dirty. The people want a chance to participate. Whether it's dirty or clean, they want a chance to defend their ballot...
...same month in Geneva. That December the Soviet-dominated government of Poland cracked down forcefully on growing unrest. Reagan reacted as impractically as Carter had, ordering U.S. companies to stop helping the Soviets build a natural-gas pipeline to Western Europe and later asking European allies to join the boycott by renouncing a raft of potentially profitable deals. They refused...