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...military coup in 1970 and leaned on the Khmer Rouge for support. The prince's imprimatur lent the movement legitimacy, although while he would nominally serve as head of state, he spent much of the Khmer Rouge's rule under house arrest. As the country descended into civil war, the Khmer Rouge presented themselves as a party for peace and succeeded in mobilizing support in the countryside. (See pictures of spiritual healing around the world...
...story of a time when the young West German democracy, some 30 years after the death of Hitler, was shaken to its core. It was a high drama game of cat and mouse: The terrorists would act and the state would react with laws that many Germans felt curbed civil liberties, helping lift the Baader-Meinhof members to mythical status. It's a uniquely German story, but in the age of Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib, many of the themes also resonate with American audiences. "Eichinger has demonstrated that it is possible to treat stories that are inherently German...
...okay to have Senator Mitchell go once or twice more for fact-finding missions,” said Feldman, arguing that excessive visits would decrease his legitimacy. Students in attendance expressed mixed opinions on the content of the panel. “I appreciate that there is a civil discourse taking place on this issue,” said Abdelnasser A. Rashid ’11, a member of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee. Matt R. Cohen ’11, a co-president of Harvard Students for Israel, generally approved of Feldman’s statements but was skeptical...
...secular Jew, Lieberman has drawn criticism from religious conservatives for saying he would allow civil marriage ceremonies and Arab self-rule in areas of Jerusalem - raising fears he plans to "de-Judaise" Israel...
...after innumerable failed, internationally brokered peace efforts, a quietly engineered, bilateral African solution has broken a stalemate. Now there is at least a chance of something better for eastern Congo. Says Kagame, who has lived through civil war, genocide and two wars in Congo: "I have never been more hopeful than right...